USS Hampton (SSN-767)
USS Hampton at the North Pole in April 2004
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| Name: | USS Hampton |
| Namesake: | The Cities of Hampton, Virginia, Hampton, Iowa, Hampton, South Carolina and Hampton, New Hampshire |
| Awarded: | 6 February 1987 |
| Builder: | Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
| Laid down: | 2 March 1990 |
| Launched: | 3 April 1992 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. Laura Bateman |
| Commissioned: | 6 November 1993 |
| Homeport: | Naval Base Point Loma |
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| Status: | in active service |
| Notes: | Recertified for operations as of December 2007 |
| Badge: |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Los Angeles-class submarine |
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| Length: | 110.3 m (361 ft 11 in) |
| Beam: | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Draft: | 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion: | S6G nuclear reactor |
| Complement: | 12 officers, 98 men |
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USS Hampton (SSN-767), a Los Angeles-class submarine, is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to bear this name. The earlier Hamptons were given their names for varying reasons, but SSN-767 was specifically named for four cities: Hampton, Virginia; Hampton, Iowa; Hampton, South Carolina; and Hampton, New Hampshire. There are 14 more "" towns in the United States.
The contract to build the Hampton was awarded to the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia (adjacent to the aforementioned Hampton, Va.) on 6 February 1987, and her keel was laid down on 2 March 1990. She was launched on 3 April 1992, sponsored by Mrs. Laura Bateman, and she was commissioned on 6 November 1993, with Commander David Antanitus in command.
In late April 2004 Hampton along with HMS Tireless (S88) surfaced through the ice together at the North Pole.
In February 2007, Hampton left Norfolk, Virginia for a seven-month Western Pacific (WESTPAC) deployment. She traveled through the Panama Canal and arrived in Yokosuka, Japan. She completed two missions of national importance, and participated in two major, multinational naval exercises. She made port visits in Apra Harbor, Guam, White Beach, Okinawa, and Brisbane, Australia, as well as a brief stop in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, before arriving in San Diego, CA. She earned the Navy Expeditionary Medal during this time.
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