USS Hartford (SSN-768)
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| Career |  |
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| Awarded: | 30 June 1988 |
| Laid down: | 22 February 1992 |
| Launched: | 4 December 1993 |
| Commissioned: | 10 December 1994 |
| Status: | Active in service as of 2007 |
| Homeport: | Groton, Connecticut |
| 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 |
USS Hartford (SSN-768), a Los Angeles-class submarine, is the second ship of the Navy to be named for Hartford, Connecticut. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 30 June 1988 and her keel was laid down on 22 February 1992. She was launched on 4 December 1993 sponsored by Laura O'Keefe, wife of former Secretary of the Navy Sean O'Keefe, and commissioned on 10 December 1994, with Commander George Kasten in command.
On 25 October 2003 Hartford ran aground near La Maddalena in Sardinia.
See USS Hartford for other ships of the same name.
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This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, United States Navy press releases, and various news articles.
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