| • Science | • People | • Locations | • Timeline |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Awarded: | 6 February 1987 |
| Laid down: | 2 March 1990 |
| Launched: | 3 April 1992 |
| Commissioned: | 16 November 1993 |
| Fate: | Active, in commission |
| Homeport: | Norfolk, Virginia |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 6000 tons light, 6927 tons full, 927 tons dead |
| Length: | 110.3 meters (362 feet) |
| Beam: | 10 meters (33 feet) |
| Draft: | 9.4 meters (31 feet) |
| Propulsion: | one S6G reactor |
| Complement: | 12 officers, 98 men |
| Motto: | Qui Desiderant Pacem Preparate Bellum ("Those who desire peace prepare for war") |
USS Hampton (SSN-767), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to bear that name. The earlier Hamptons were given their names for differing reasons; SSN-767 was specificially named for four cities: Hampton, Virginia; Hampton, Iowa; Hampton, South Carolina; and Hampton, New HampshireHampton is a town located in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 14,937. This article describes the town as a whole. Additional demographic detail is available that describes only the more densely po. There are 14 other HamptonHampton is the name of several places: In the United States of America: Hampton, Connecticut Hampton, Georgia Hampton, Iowa Hampton, Minnesota Hampton, Nebraska Hampton, New Hampshire Hampton, New Jersey Hampton, New York Hampton, South Carolina Hampton,s in the United States; see that disambiguation page for a complete list.
The contract to build Hampton was awarded to Newport News ShipbuildingNewport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company NNS is the largest privately owned shipyard in the United States and the only one that can build Nimitz class supercarriers. It is located in Newport News, Virginia, and often participates in projects with the and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, VirginiaNewport News is an independent city located in Virginia. It is on the southern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of Hampton Roads. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 180,150. The name of Newport News has ever been a on 6 February 1987 and her keel was laid down on 2 March 1990. She was launchedThe ceremonies involved in naming and launching naval ships are based in traditions thousands of years old. A Babylonian narrative dating from the 3rd millennium BC describes the completion of a ship: :Openings to the water I stopped; :I searched for crac on 3 April 1992 sponsored by Mrs. Laura Bateman, and commissioned on 16 November 1993, with Commander David Antantus in command.
In late April 2004 Hampton along with Tireless (S88) surfaced through the ice at the North Pole.
See USS Hampton for other ships of the same name.