USS Honolulu is the 24th Los Angeles class fast-attack submarine.
Attack submarines (SSNs) have always had the ability to conduct a broad spectrum of warfare missions.
In addition to its traditional role of seeking out and destroying enemy surface ships and submarines, the SSN is very capable of operating with aviation, surface, amphibious, allied, and special operations forces, and taking a battle from the sea to enemies throughout the world.
The submarine's key attribute has always been and will continue to be its stealth, with nuclear power providing the advantages of sustainability and mission flexibility.
Today's SSNs expound the element of surprise and create leverage out of proportion to their size because an adversary does not know whether, or in what number, submarines might be present.
These boats are ideally suited for covert surveillance, intelligence gathering and special forces missions.
This stealth, when combined with the submarine's TOMAHAWK cruise missiles, mines and torpedoes, provide the operational commander with an unseen force multiplier in ease of conflict.

Designed for carrier escort, the LOS ANGELES class submarine combines the most desired attack qualities: speed, silence, and powerful weaponry.
LOS ANGELES class submarines can be armed with MK-48 and ADCAP torpedoes, and the TOMAHAWK cruise missile.
The TOMAHAWK missile can be launched using the ship's torpedo tubes, or in the case of later ships of the class, from any of twelve vertical launch tubes located forward of the sail.
LOS ANGELES class submarines, with the Vertical Launch System, represent the very latest in submarine design and technology.