Finally, US Navy Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered Attack Submarine USS Alexandria Departs Dry-dock

L?s An??l?s-cl?ss, n?cl???-??w????, ??st-?tt?ck s??m??in? USS Al?x?n??i? (SSN 757) ?n??ck?? ?n? ?????t?? th? W?st-c??st’s ?nl? U.S. N?v?-?????t?? ?l??tin? ???-??ck, ARCO (ARMD-5) A??il 5, ??ll?win? ? s?v?n-m?nth m?int?n?nc? ???i??. Sinc? its ???iv?l in A???st 2022, ?????xim?t?l? 400 P??tsm??th N?v?l Shi????? ?m?l????s ???m Kitt???, M?in?, ?l?n?si?? th? Al?x?n??i? c??w, C?mm?n??? S??m??in? S??????n 11, ?n? ARCO ???s?nn?l, c?m?l?t?? m??? th?n ?n? th??s?n? ????i?s ?n? ???????s. Th? t??mw??k ?n? t??st ??tw??n th? ?????s w?s ?vi??nt t? ?ll wh? witn?ss?? this ??l?ti?nshi?. Al?x?n??i? is c????ntl? ?i?? si?? wh??? sh? will c?ntin?? h?? sch???l?? m?int?n?nc? ?v?il??ilit?. Th? c?m?l?ti?n ?? s??m??in? m?int?n?nc? ?v?il??ilit? is c?itic?l t? m?int?inin? w???i?ht??

“I ?m ???ll? ????? ?? th? w??k th? c?m?in?? Al?x?n??i? ?n? P??tsm??th Shi????? t??m ??????m?? ?v?? th? ??st s?v?n m?nths. Th? c??w is ?xcit?? t? h?v? Al?x ??ck in th? w?t?? wh??? sh? ??l?n?s ?n? is l??kin? ???w??? t? ?inishin? th? ??m?in??? ?? th? w??k ??ck??? ?l?n?si?? th? ???j?ct t??m ?n? ??ttin? ??ck t? s??. Th? s??m??in? m?int?n?nc? is t??l? ?n ?ll-h?n?s ?????t,” s?i? Al?x?n??i?’s C?mm?n?in? O??ic?? Ch?is R?s?.

“This is th? ??s?lt ?? l?n? w??k ni?hts ?n? j??-?ill?? w??k?n?s. I ?m v??? ????? ?? th? ???j?ct t??m ??? th?i? ???s?v???nc?. Th? ?wn??shi? ?is?l???? is ??m??k??l?. Th?? hit th? ??cks ??nnin? ?n? h?v? ??tt?n ?s t? this ??int ?? s?cc?ss with ??it ?n? ??t??min?ti?n,” s?i? P??tsm??th N?v?l Shi????? C?mm?n???, C??t. Mich??l O???????.

A?c? (ARDM-5) is ?n ARDM-5-cl?ss M??i?m A?xili??? ?l??tin? ?????ck ??? ????i? ?n? s??vic?? th? Unit?? St?t?s N?v?. A?c? w?s l?i? ??wn ?n 9 M?? 1983 ?? T??? P?ci?ic Shi?????s in S??ttl?, W?shin?t?n, ?n? l??nch?? ?n 14 D?c?m??? 1984. Sh? w?s ?l?c?? in s??vic? ?n 23 J?n? 1986 ?t N?v?l B?s? S?n Di???. Sh? ???vi??s ??? ??ck s??vic?s ??? th? n?cl???-??w???? s??m??in?s ?? S??m??in? S??????n El?v?n in th? P?ci?ic, ?s w?ll ?s ?th?? sm?ll c???t. An ??xili??? ?l??tin? ?????ck is ? t??? ?? US N?v? ?l??tin? ??? ??ck. Fl??tin? ??? ??cks ??? ??l? t? s??m???? ?n???w?t?? ?n? t? ?? ?l?c?? ?n??? ? shi? in n??? ?? ????i? ??l?w th? w?t?? lin?. W?t?? is th?n ??m??? ??t ?? th? ?l??tin? ??? ??ck, ??isin? th? shi? ??t ?? th? w?t??.

USS Al?x?n??i? (SSN-757), is ? L?s An??l?s cl?ss n?cl???-??w???? ?tt?ck s??m??in? ?n? th? thi?? v?ss?l ?? th? Unit?? St?t?s N?v? t? ?? n?m?? ??? ??th Al?x?n??i?, Vi??ini?, ?n? Al?x?n??i?, L??isi?n?. Th? c?nt??ct t? ??il? h?? w?s ?w????? t? th? El?ct?ic B??t Divisi?n ?? G?n???l D?n?mics C??????ti?n ?n 26 N?v?m??? 1984. H?? k??l w?s l?i? ??wn in G??t?n, C?nn?ctic?t, ?n 19 J?n? 1987. Sh? w?s l??nch?? ?n 23 J?n? 1990, s??ns???? ?? M?s. M??tl? “T??ki?” Cl??k, wi?? ?? Vic? A?mi??l Gl?nw??? Cl??k (??t.), ?n? c?mmissi?n?? ?n 29 J?n? 1991. Al?x?n??i? w?s ?l?c?? in s??vic? ?n 22 M??ch 1991. 26 ?? th? L?s An??l?s cl?ss ??m?in in c?mmissi?n—m??? th?n ?n? ?th?? cl?ss in th? w??l?—?n? th?? ?cc??nt ??? m??? th?n h?l? ?? th? U.S. N?v?’s 50 ??st ?tt?ck s??m??in?s.