Historic ships of the line precede USS Angeles
By Cmdr. Christopher Mulrooney
The USS Enterprise is part of a history of ships that bare its name. The USS Angeles enjoys the same tradition with its name — with a slight difference.
The vessels were the USS Los Angeles.
And they have a proud history that stretches from the depths of the ocean to the wonders of the sky.
The first USS Los Angeles (ID-1470) was a tanker that served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919.
| Name: | USS Los Angeles |
| Namesake: | Previous name retained |
| Builder: | Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California |
| Completed: | 1916 |
| Acquired: | 1917 |
| Commissioned: | 9 August 1917 |
| Decommissioned: | 17 January 1919 |
| Fate: | Returned to owner 17 January 1919 |
| Notes: | Operated commercially as SS Los Angeles 1916-1917 and 1919-1941 and as SS Toteco 1941-1966Scrapped 1966 |
The second USS Los Angeles flew over the ocean as a blimp. USS Los Angeles ZR3 was a replacement for zeppelins.
| Manufacturer | Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, Friedrichshafen |
|---|---|
| Construction number | LZ-126 |
| Manufactured | July 1922 (Commenced) August 1924 (Launched) |
| Serial | ZR-3 |
| In service | 25 November 1924 (Commissioned) 30 June 1932 (Decommissioned) 24 October 1939 (Struck from Naval Register) |
| Fate | Broken up for scrap in 1939 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type: | Los Angeles class rigid airship |
| Displacement: | 2,764,460 cu ft (78,280.8 m3) |
| Length: | 658 ft 4 in (200.7 m) |
| Beam: | 90 ft 8 in (27.6 m) (hull diameter) |
| Draft: | 104 ft 5 in (31.8 m) (height) |
| Installed power: | 400hp per engine |
| Propulsion: | Five Maybach VL I 12-cyl water-cooled V-12 enginesTwo-bladed fixed-pitch, rotable wooden propellers |
| Speed: | 48 knots (89 km/h; 55 mph) (cruising)65 knots (120 km/h; 75 mph) (maximum) |
| Range: | 5,770 nmi (10,690 km; 6,640 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement: | 40 |
The third USS Los Angeles was back on the water.
| Name: | Los Angeles |
| Namesake: | City of Los Angeles, California |
| Builder: | Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia |
| Laid down: | 28 July 1943 |
| Launched: | 20 August 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 22 July 1945 |
| Decommissioned: | 9 April 1948 |
| Recommissioned: | 27 January 1951 |
| Decommissioned: | 15 November 1963 |
| Struck: | 1 January 1974 |
| Identification: | Hull symbol: CA-135 |
| Motto: | Non Sibi Sed Patriae(“Not for self, but for country”) |
| Honors and awards: | 5 battle stars (Korea) |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap to Terminal Island’s National Metal and Steel Corp. on 16 MAY 1975 for $1,036,089 |
| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Class and type: | Baltimore-class heavy cruiser |
| Displacement: | 13,600 long tons (13,818 t) |
| Length: | 674 ft 11 in (205.71 m) |
| Beam: | 70 ft 10 in (21.59 m) |
| Draft: | 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) |
| Speed: | 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) |
| Complement: | 1,142 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 9 × 8″/55 caliber guns (3×3)12 × 5″/38 caliber guns (6×2)48 × Bofors 40 mm guns (12×4)28 × single Oerlikon 20 mm cannons |
| Aircraft carried: | Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk floatplane |
| Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument | |
| Official name | USS Los Angeles Naval Monument (John S. Gibson Jr. Park) |
| Designated | 3 May 1978 |
| Reference no. | 188 |
Last but not least is an entire new class of submarines, which are still in service for the United States Navy: the Los Angeles attack submarine class. The lead vessel was the USS Los Angeles SSN 688, which was in service from 1972 to 2010.
| Name: | USS Los Angeles |
| Namesake: | City of Los Angeles |
| Awarded: | 8 January 1971[1] |
| Builder: | Newport News Shipbuilding |
| Laid down: | 8 January 1972[1] |
| Launched: | 6 April 1974[1] |
| Commissioned: | 13 November 1976[1] |
| Decommissioned: | 4 February 2011[1] |
| Out of service: | 1 February 2010[1] |
| Struck: | 4 February 2011[1] |
| Homeport: | Pearl Harbor |
| Fate: | Disposed of by Recycling[1] |
| Badge: | |
| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Class and type: | Los Angeles-class submarine |
| Displacement: | 5,700 tons light6,072 tons full1,372 tons dead |
| Length: | 110.3 m (361 ft 11 in) |
| Beam: | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Draft: | 9.4 m (30 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion: | S6G nuclear reactor2 turbines35,000 hp (26 MW)1 auxiliary motor 325 hp (242 kW)1 shaft |
| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h) surfaced30 knots (56 km/h) submerged (actual top speed classified) |
| Test depth: | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Complement: | 13 Officers; 121 Enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 × 21 in (533 mm) bow tubesMark 48 torpedoHarpoon missileTomahawk cruise missile |
We in the “Star Trek” fan realm continue the name with the USS Angeles NCC-71840, which is part of the Entente class (a refitted Galaxy Dreadnought class). Engage!
