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| USS Boise (SSN-764) | |
|---|---|
| Ship name | USS Boise (SSN-764) |
| Ship class | Los Angeles-classLos Angeles-class submarine |
| Builder | General Dynamics Electric BoatGeneral Dynamics |
| Launched | 1992 |
| Commissioned | 1995 |
| Displacement | 6,900 tons (surfaced) |
| Length | 110 m |
| Beam | 10 m |
| Propulsion | S6G nuclear reactorS6G reactor |
| Speed | >25 knots |
| Armament | TomahawkTomahawk (missile), Mk 48Mark 48 torpedo, HarpoonBoeing Harpoon |
| Homeport | NorfolkNorfolk, Virginia |
| Yard number | 779 |
USS Boise (SSN-764) is a Los Angeles-class Los Angeles-class submarine attack submarine commissioned into the United States Navy in the mid-1990s. Built by General Dynamics Electric Boat and named for Boise, Idaho, she has participated in intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and strike operations in multiple theaters. Her service record includes deployments to the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Persian Gulf, with interactions involving NATONorth Atlantic Treaty Organization partners and coalition forces.
Boise is a later-flight Los Angeles-class submarine featuring a teardrop hull derived from USS Los Angeles (SSN-688) design evolution and influenced by concepts from Seawolf-class submarine development. Her nuclear plant is an S6G reactor powering steam turbines and a single shaft, enabling sustained submerged operations consistent with submarine warfare doctrine used by the United States Navy during the post-Cold War era. Sensor suites include a spherical bow AN/BQQ-5 sonar system lineage and towed-array capabilities related to AN/BQG-5 systems; combat systems integrate variants of the AN/BSY-1 combat control system and later updates linked to AN/BSY-2 developments. Armament consists of four 21-inch torpedo tubes compatible with Mark 48 torpedo types, vertical launch and tube-launched Tomahawk (missile) integration reflecting strike-role adaptations seen across the class, and provisions for mine warfare linked to doctrines in Naval mine warfare literature. Accommodations and habitability improvements trace to lessons from USS Honolulu (SSN-718) and USS Springfield (SSN-761) modernization efforts.
Keel laying and construction were executed at General Dynamics Electric Boat facilities in Groton, Connecticut under a contract managed by Naval Sea Systems Command. Boise was launched during a period marked by programmatic overlap with Seawolf-class submarine and Virginia-class submarine conceptual work, and delivered following sea trials involving the Atlantic Fleet and acceptance trials supervised by Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Commissioning ceremony elements included representation from civic leaders of Boise, Idaho and delegations from Idaho (U.S. state); the christening reflected longstanding naming conventions established by United States Navy ship naming policies.
Boise has operated under the administrative and operational control of Submarine Group 2 and later Submarine Forces Atlantic tasking, participating in integrated operations with Carrier Strike Group 2 and bilateral exercises with Royal Navy, French Navy, Royal Netherlands Navy, and Italian Navy units. Her missions have aligned with strategic objectives shaped by events such as the post-Cold War reshaping of NATO posture, Operation Enduring Freedom, and operations supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom logistics and strike planning. Boise’s patrols have often involved intelligence collection in regions adjacent to contested areas influenced by Russian Federation naval activity, Iran, and maritime chokepoints like the Strait of Hormuz and Suez Canal transit corridors.
Deployments have included transits from Norfolk, Virginia to forward operating areas in the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf, frequent integration with Sixth Fleet and Fifth Fleet tasking, and participation in multinational exercises such as Exercise Dynamic Mongoose and NATO BALTOPS. Boise executed Tomahawk strike-capable missions as part of strike packages coordinated with United States Central Command and U.S. European Command components. Her intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions have supported carrier groups like USS Enterprise (CVN-65) and USS George Washington (CVN-73), and she has conducted anti-submarine warfare exercises against platforms including Kilo-class submarine contacts and simulated threats originating from units akin to Sovremenny-class destroyer deployments during NATO training scenarios.
Over her service life Boise received combat system upgrades paralleling fleet initiatives such as migration toward AN/BSY-2-like integration and compatibility with improved digital signal processing influenced by programs run by Office of Naval Research. Hull and mechanical-electric overhauls occurred during availabilities at Norfolk Naval Shipyard and private yards under oversight by Naval Sea Systems Command, involving maintenance of the S6G reactor systems under standards promulgated by Nuclear Regulatory Commission-informed protocols for naval reactors and safety practices coordinated with Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. Communications upgrades included secure datalinks interoperable with Link 16-family concepts and satellite-relayed systems used by U.S. Strategic Command for tasking.
Boise’s company comprises officers and enlisted submariners trained through Naval Nuclear Power Training Command and tactical training at Submarine School in Groton, Connecticut. Commanding officers have been commissioned naval aviators and surface warfare officers laterally transferred in past eras, though predominantly career United States Navy submarine officer lineal leaders with backgrounds at Naval Academy (United States Naval Academy) and Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps. Crewmembers partake in naval community programs with hometown ties to Boise, Idaho civic institutions and veterans organizations such as United Service Organizations and Fleet and Family Support Program chapters.
Boise has earned unit commendations and awards consistent with Los Angeles-class operational tempo, including Meritorious Unit Commendation and Navy Unit Commendation-style recognitions, along with campaign and service ribbons aligned with deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Individual crew awards have included Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal citations for actions during deployments, and the boat has been acknowledged in community outreach programs by civic entities in Boise, Idaho and Idaho (U.S. state).
Category:Los Angeles-class submarines Category:United States Navy submarines