USS Annapolis (SSN-760)
USS Annapolis (SSN-760), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Annapolis, Maryland, site of the United States Naval Academy. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 21 March 1986 and her keel was laid down on 15 June 1988. She was launched on 18 May 1991 sponsored by Mrs. Myrna F. Kauderer, and commissioned on 11 April 1992, with Commander Richard Servinghaus in command. Annapolis entered Portsmouth Navy Yard for maintenance on 23 April 2003. See USS Annapolis for other ships of the same name.
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This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register and various press releases.
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