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	USS Los Angeles - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The second, Los Angeles (ZR-3), was an airship built by Germany and in use from 1924 to 1932.
		The third, Los Angeles (CA-135), was a heavy cruiser commissioned at the very end of World War II, active during the Korean War, and decommissioned in 1963.
		The fourth, Los Angeles (SSN-688), is the lead ship of the Los Angeles class (aka "688s") of nuclear attack submarine, commissioned in 1976 and on active service as of 2004.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /USS_Los_Angeles (224 words)

	Encyclopedia: United States Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		USS Kearsarge (BB-5), the lead ship of her class of battleships, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named, by act of Congress, in honor of the famous American Civil War sloop of war Kearsarge.
		USS Merrimack (1855), a screw frigate, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Merrimack River, a river formed by the junction of Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee Rivers at Franklin, New Hampshire.
		USS George Washington (SSBN-598), the lead ship of her class, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for George Washington, first President of the United States.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/United-States-Navy (10284 words)

	USSLosAngelesNavalMonument
		The heavy cruiser USS LOS ANGELES (CA-135) earned her name, since she was financed by war bonds purchased by the residents of the city and county of Los Angeles.
		When the Los Angeles was dismantled, the city of Los Angeles (San Pedro) was able to obtain her main mast, her two anchors and one of the anchor chain capstans.
		USS Los Angeles Naval Monument was dedicatied in 1977 by the citizens of Los Angeles.
	www.submarinehistory.com /USSLosAngelesNavalMonument.html (587 words)

	USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The USS Los Angeles was an airship, designated ZR-3, that was built in 1923-1924 by the Zeppelin factory in Friedrichshafen, Germany, where it was originally designated LZ-126.
		The airship was given to the United States by the German Government as war reparations from World War I.
		On August 25, 1927, while tethered at the Lakehurst high mast, a gust of wind caught the tail of the Los Angeles and lifted it into colder, denser air that was just above the airship.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /USS_Los_Angeles_%28ZR-3%29 (228 words)

	USSLosAngelesSSN688
		The USS LOS ANGELES (SSN-688) is the U.S. Navy's 109th nuclear-powered submarine and the 67th of the attack submarine fleet. She is the fourth naval ship to bear the name, Los Angeles, and is the lead ship of the largest class of high speed nuclear powered attack submarines in the U.S. Navy's arsenal today.
		LOS ANGELES operated with distinction, conducting five Western Pacific, one Indian Ocean, and four Northern Pacific deployments before conducting her first overhaul. These operations, vital to national security, earned her three additional Meritorious Unit Citations. Additionally, she was awarded her squadron's annual Battle Efficiency "E" for excellence in combat readiness four times.
		During the overhaul, LOS ANGELES was outfitted with the state-of-the-art BQQ-5E Sonar System/CCS MK-II Fire Control System,as well as the Navy's newest reactor core and advanced reactor control equipment. A special rubber hull treatment was added as a noise-reducing agent effectively making the submarine one of the quietest submarines in the U.S. Fleet today.
	www.submarinehistory.com /USSLosAngelesSSN688.html (528 words)

	Naval Technology - SSN Los Angeles Class (USS Greeneville) - Attack Submarine
		Nine of the Los Angeles class submarines were deployed in the Gulf War in 1991, during which Tomahawk missiles were launched from two of the submarines.
		The Los Angeles class submarine is an attack submarine equipped for anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, show-of-force missions, insertion of special forces, strike missions, mining and search and rescue.
		Los Angeles Class submarines built since 1982 are equipped with a vertical launch missile system with twelve launch tubes.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/la (887 words)

	Submarine article - Submarine boat military scientific navies U-boat diving bell Scientific - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The USS Albacore was the first vessel to use a teardrop hull.
		The USS Alligator was the first U.S. Navy sub and the first sub to feature compressed air or air filtration.
		In 2000, a Russian Oscar II-class submarine (which is the world's largest cruise-missile submarine), the Kursk, sank in the Barents Sea when a leak of hydrogen peroxide in the forward torpedo room caused a spontaneous detonation of the warhead.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Submarine (3404 words)

	LZ126 'USS Los Angeles' -- [[Image:LZ126 arriving at Lakehurst, NJ.jpg\|thumb... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In totaal heeft het luchtschip 4.398 uur gevlogen en een afstand van 172.400 zeemijlen (319.300 km) afgelegd.
		De USS Los Angeles is bij bezuinigingen op 30 juni 1932 buiten dienst gesteld, hoewel het bedrijfsklaar bleef en voor oefeningen op de grond in gebruik bleef.
		De USS Los Angeles kon binnen 30 dagen vliegklaar worden gemaakt.
	lz126-uss-los-angeles.nl.tracking24.net (256 words)

	Los Angeles Maritime Museum - San Pedro CA - USS LOS ANGELES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Two-thousand enthusiastic well-wishers greet the USS LOS ANGELES at Berth 90, in the Port of Los Angeles, December 18, 1951.
		The USS LOS ANGELES was a United States Navy heavy cruiser, commissioned in 1945 and financed by the sale of war bonds purchased by the people of Los Angeles.
		The USS LOS ANGELES was the third Navy ship to be named for the city, and help special symbolism for the public and for those who served aboard her.
	www.lamaritimemuseum.org /usslosan.htm (216 words)

	USN Ships--USS Los Angeles (CA-135)
		USS Los Angeles, a 13,600-ton Baltimore class heavy cruiser built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, was commissioned in July 1945.
		Los Angeles was brought back to commissioned status in January 1951, in response to an urgent need for more heavy gun ships during the Korean War.
		She was modernized during the later 1950s, receiving the capability to launch "Regulus" surface-to-surface guided missiles, and in early 1960s to better fit her for flagship service with a heavier foremast and long-range radar.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-l/ca135.htm (922 words)

	USS Los Angeles Returns From Six-month Deployment
		For some Los Angeles Sailors, the highlight of the deployment was visiting various countries.
		Los Angeles is the fourth naval ship to be named after the city of Los Angeles and is the lead ship of the 688 class.
		Los Angeles was launched April 6, 1974, at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Va., and commissioned Nov. 13, 1976.
	www.military.com /NewsContent/0,13319,usn3_051005.00.html (205 words)

	USS Los Angeles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The first Los Angeles was a naval overseas tanker built the Union Iron Works in San Francisco California for the Union Oil Company and in 1916.
		In 1919 after the end of World War I she was decommissioned and returned to former owners.
		USS Los Angeles: The Navy's Venerable Airship and Aviation Technology
	www.freeglossary.com /USS_Los_Angeles (213 words)

	USN Aircraft--USS Los Angeles (ZR-3), airship 1924-1939
		In late November 1924 she was placed in commission as USS Los Angeles and began several years of flight activity to explore the potential of her type for commercial and Naval use.
		In June 1925, Los Angeles began an overhaul at Lakehurst, while her expensive helium gas was transferred to the older dirigible Shenandoah (ZR-1).
		Los Angeles left her hangar for the last time in November 1937 and, in October 1939, was stricken from the Navy list and began the dismantling process.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/ac-usn22/z-types/zr3.htm (924 words)

	Cruiserss of WW2 - Los Angeles, CA, USA
		Zde byla také postavena USS Los Angeles, jejíž kýl byl položen 28.
		Loď byla vyzbrojena devíti kanóny ráže 203 mm umístěnými ve třech věžích, a jako sekundární výzbroj sloužilo dvanáct univerzálních kanónů ráže 127 mm umístěných v šesti dvojhlavňových věžích.
		USS Los Angeles CA-135 byla uvedena do služby uprostřed léta 1945 a tak do bojů Druhé světové války již nezasáhla.
	www.military.cz /ww2_ships/USA/CA/Los_Angeles/los_angeles.htm (334 words)

	USS Los Angeles (SSN 688)
		LOS ANGELES made her first operational deployment to the Mediterranean Sea in 1977 and was awarded a Meritorious Unit Citation.
		LOS ANGELES operated with distinction, conducting five Western Pacific, one Indian Ocean, and four Northern Pacific deployments.
		LOS ANGELES returned to an operational status after the 31 month overhaul in March 1995.
	www.navysite.de /ssn/ssn688.htm (394 words)

	100th Submarine Anniversary - USS Los Angeles (SSN-688) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Los Angeles was commissioned on November 13, 1976 with Commander John E. Christensen, Jr.
		Los Angeles was the first of the largest class of submarines built for the U.S. Navy since the Second World War and is homeported at Pearl Harbor HI.
		In 1978 Los Angeles transferred to the Pacific Fleet and was assigned to SUBRON 7 homeported at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
	thesaltysailor.com /ships/single90.htm (364 words)

	USS Los Angeles Deploys (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		PEARL HARBOR, HI--USS Los Angeles (SSN 688) left for a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific on Feb. 11 to conduct missions in support of the Global War on Terrorism or possible contingencies elsewhere in the world.
		Christopher Thomas, USS Los Angeles commanding officer, said this is the first six-month deployment Los Angeles will perform since Sept. 11, 2001.
		USS Los Angeles was commissioned on Nov. 13, 1976 and is the lead ship of its class as it marks the standard attack submarine configuration.
	www.csp.navy.mil /news/losangelesdeploys.html (285 words)

	The Los Angeles Maritime Museum Presents an unforgettable Submarine Centennial Exhibit
		Dubbed the Navy's "First and Finest," the LOS ANGELES recently passed her 20th birthday, and following an extensive 31 month overhaul in March 1995, returned to the fleet as one of the most modern and capable submarines in the Navy today equipped with the latest, state-of-the-art components.
		The design for the insignia of the LOS ANGELES was chosen from a number of drawings submitted by high school students of Los Angeles, California.
		Miss Sandra Higashi's design was selected from hundreds of entries because of its depiction of the history of the previous ships named LOS ANGELES and her creative use of the dolphin –insignia of the U.S. Submarine Service –to represent each one of the ships bearing the name of the city of Los Angeles.
	www.militarymuseum.org /2Sub100.html (702 words)

	USS Los Angeles CA-135 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The third Los Angeles (CA-135) was laid down by the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa., 28 July 1943; launched 20 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs.
		Between November 1953 and June 1963 Los Angeles made eight more deployments to the Far East where she served as a cruiser division flagship with the 7th Fleet in support of "keeping the peace" operations in that troubled part of th~ world.
		Los Angeles received five battle stars for service during the Korean conflict.
	www.navyhistory.com /cruiser/LA2.html (463 words)

	USS Los Angeles Turns up the Heat with New Oven (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (NNS) -- USS Los Angeles (SSN 688) became the first attack submarine in the Pacific to install a new and unique convection oven specifically made to meet the demands of a submarine.
		Homeported in Pearl Harbor, Los Angeles is a Dry Deck Shelter Platform that feeds more than 140 Sailors up to six meals a day.
		Los Angeles received the Capt. Edward Ney award in 2003 for excellence in food service.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=15238 (415 words)

	USS Los Angeles Airship DVD video VHS films movies documentary
		When built, the USS Los Angeles ZR-3 was the largest and most advanced airship in the world.
		See rare footage of the USS Los Angeles, which the U.S. hoped to use as an airborne aircraft carrier, and see how Germany deployed its Zeppelins as part of the Nazi war machine.
		This film is mostly raw footage of the USS Los Angeles, USS Akron and USS Macon under construction, with very little editing done.
	www.johnjohn.co.uk /shop/video_alpha/plane_uss_losangeles.html (384 words)

	USS Los Angeles (SSN 688) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		USS LOS ANGELES (SSN 688), the fourth naval ship to be named after the City of Los Angeles, is the lead ship of her class.
		LOS ANGELES was recommissioned in January 1951 and deployed to the Far East during the Korean conflict.
		She was overhauled twice by Mare Island Naval Shipyard (Interestingly, USS LOS ANGELES (SSN 688) was overhauled in the same drydock thirty years later).
	www.csp.navy.mil /css1/688.htm (672 words)

	33¢ Los Angeles Class USS Cheyenne (SSN-773) Booklet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		USS Los Angeles was commissioned at Newport News, Virginia, on November 13, 1976, as the first of a new class of nuclear attack submarines.
		During the Cold War, Los Angeles-Class submarines were armed with Harpoon and Tomahawk anti-ship missiles, Subroc (submarine rocket) nuclear depth charges and nuclear Tomahawks.
		The last Los Angeles-Class submarine to be built, USS Cheyenne (SSN-773) was commissioned September 13, 1997 and boasts improvements in the fire control systems, vertical launch missile tubes, sonar system and nuclear propulsion plant.
	www.unicover.com /EA1CAXIJ.HTM (453 words)

	United States Navy Airship USS Los Angeles LZ-126 ZR-3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The United States Navy rigid airship ZR-3 "Los Angeles" was built by the German Zeppelin Company in 1924 and originally designated LZ-126 (meaning it was the 126th ship designed by the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin).
		U.S.S. Los Angeles at Lakehurst N.A.S. LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin
		For a comprehensive history of the development and operations of the LZ-126/ZR-3, read USS Los Angeles: The Navy's Venerable Airship and Aviation Technology (by William Althoff).
	www.airships.net /zepplos.htm (131 words)

	CA-135 Los Angeles
		She made two combat tours, in May-December 1951 and in October 1952 - May 1953, during which her 8" and 5" guns were actively employed supporting United Nations ground forces and in bombarding enemy targets along the coast of North Korea.
		In 1953-63, Los Angeles deployed eight more times to the Western Pacific to "show the flag" in a frequently troubled region.
		Decommissioned in November 1963, USS Los Angeles was laid up on the west coast until May 1975, when she was sold for scrapping.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/ca-135.htm (199 words)

	Journey band member tours USS Los Angeles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The tour started on the main deck and then moved down into the control center where the guests were briefed on the navigation and communication capabilities of USS Los Angeles.
		USS Los Angeles, the fourth naval ship to be named after the city of Los Angeles, is the lead ship of her class.
		Launched on Apr. 6, 1974 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry-Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia, USS Los Angeles was commissioned on November 13, 1976.
	www.csp.navy.mil /news/release04080.html (374 words)

	NAA Photo Archive - U.S.S. Los Angeles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Los Angeles was christened on November 25, 1924 by the first lady, Mrs.
		Limited by treaty to training and experimental activity, she made preliminary tests in the in-flight launching and recovery of heavier- than-air aircraft.
		In 8 years of service, Los Angeles flew 331 flights/4,181 hours before she was grounded for budgetary reasons in 1932.
	www.naval-airships.org /zr3.html (97 words)

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