USS Augusta (SSN-710)

USS *Augusta* (SSN-710) was a Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine commissioned into the United States Navy on January 19, 1985. Built at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics in Groton, Connecticut, she served as an integral part of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet during the latter years of the Cold War and beyond. *Augusta* participated in numerous operations, including intelligence-gathering missions and fleet exercises, and played a role in the development and testing of Tomahawk cruise missiles. After over two decades of service, she was decommissioned on February 11, 2009.