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Statistics
| Length: 362 feet |
Speed: Greater than 20 knots |
Launched: Nov. 12, 1988 |
| Breadth: 33 feet |
Depth: Greater than 800 feet |
Commissioned: June 30, 1990 |
| Displacement: 6,900 tons |
Keel Laid: Oct. 24, 1986 |
Complement: 133 officers and enlisted crew |
History
USS Miami (SSN 755) is the third ship of the United States Navy named for the city of Miami, Fla. The first USS Miami, a side-wheel, double-ended gunboat was launched by Philadelphia Navy Yard, Nov. 16, 1861, and commissioned Jan. 29, 1862. The gunboat was decommissioned at the end of the Civil War, sold at auction, and continued to serve American commerce until 1869. The second Miami, a light cruiser, was built by the Cramp Shipbuilding Company in Philadelphia, Pa., launched Dec. 8, 1942, and commissioned Dec. 28, 1943. The ship earned six battle stars for operations in the Marianas, Western Caroline Islands, Leyte Gulf, Luzon, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. USS Miami (CL 89) was decommissioned in 1947.
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