USS Birmingham (SSN-695)
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USS Birmingham (SSN-695), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Birmingham, Alabama. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News,... Wikipedia
Length: 362′
Launched: October 29, 1977
Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding
Construction started: April 26, 1975
Beam: 33′
Commissioned: 16 December 1978
Motto: Simpliciter Optimus (translated from the unofficial English language "Simply the Best" by former-MM1(SS) Rick Penza)