Jet Black Los Angeles Class Sub 688i Super Wide Canvas Print

“Super Wide” 688i Class Sub Canvas Wrap with Floating Black Gallery Frame.

The Los Angeles class boats are nuclear-powered fast attack submarines (SSN) in service with the United States Navy. The submarines are also known as the 688 class (pronounced “Six-Eighty-Eight”), after the hull number of lead vessel USS Los Angeles (SSN-688). They represent two generations and close to half a century of the Navy’s attack submarine fleet, which currently has a total of 53 fast attack submarines in all classes. As of 2020, 33 of the Los Angeles class are still in commission and 29 are retired from service. The class has more active nuclear submarines than any other class in the world. Los Angeles-class submarines were built in three successive flights. In 1982 after building 31 boats, the class underwent a minor redesign. The following eight that made up the second “flight” of subs had 12 new vertical launch tubes that could fire Tomahawk missiles. The last 23 had a significant upgrade with the 688i improvement program. These boats are quieter, with more advanced electronics, sensors, and noise-reduction technology. The diving planes are placed at the bow rather than on the sail, and are retractable.