USS Miami (SSN-755)

USS Miami (SSN-755)

USS Miami (SSN-755) is a United States Navy attack submarine of the Los Angeles class. She is the third vessel of the U.S. Navy to be named after Miami, Florida. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, on 28 November 1983 and her keel was laid down on 24 October 1986. She was launched on 12 November 1988 sponsored by Mrs. Jane P. Wilkinson, and commissioned on 30 June 1990 with Commander Thomas W. Mader in command. On March 1, 2012, Miami and her crew of 13 officers and 120 enlisted personnel arrived at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine. While at the shipyard, Miami was to have received a major overhaul and system upgrades.