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The Ship W ! It BUILT: NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA KEEL LAID; APRIL 26, 1975 LAUNCHED: OCTOBER 29, 1977 COMMISSIONED: DECEMBER 16, 1978 BIRMINGHAM is a nuclear attack type submarine of the LOS ANGELES class whose wartime mission is to destroy enemy submarines and ensure freedom of the seas. The noise reduction in all moving parts gives BIRMINGHAM an inherent silent quality and permits optimum performance of her long range sonar system. The combination of endurance and independence of the earth ' s atmosphere provided by nuclear propulsion, deep submergence, high speed capabilities and the latest weapons systems, makes BIRMINGHAM one of the Navy ' s most effective antisubmarine weapons system. The ship has an overall length of 360 feet, a beam of 33 feet and a submerged displacement of 6,900 tons. Its armament includes Mark-48 torpedoes and submarine rockets. The ship ' s name honors the city of Birmingham, the largest city in Alabama, county seat of Jefferson County, and one of the leading industrial cities in the South. it was first settled in 1871 at the junction of two railroads and was named for Birmingham, England. HISTORY The BIRMINGHAM is the third United States ship to bear the name. The first was a cruiser commissioned in 1908, From her deck in 1910, Eugene Ely made the first airplane flight from a warship. She was de- commissioned in 1923. The second was also a cruiser commissioned in 1943. During World War II, she -served in the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets, received extensive battle damage three times, and earned nine battle stars. In the Battle of Leyte Gulf she sustained 229 dead and over 400 wounded when a magazine exploded aboard the severely damaged USS PRINCETON (CVL 23) just as BIRMINGHAM came alongside to assist. Following three months of repair, BIRMINGHAM was returned to service but was decommissioned in 1947.
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Med Run Jul 80 - Feb 81 MED the Next to the Last Frontier These are the Voyages of the Submarine BIRMINGHAM Her Mission to Seek Out and Accomplish Various Difficult Operations: 7 MONTHS ? ? To be the Example of ASW Excellence and Become an Ambassador of America To Boldly Go Where No SUB Has Ever Gone Before
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