Los Angeles Class Submarine - in Popular Culture

In Popular Culture

  • Los Angeles-class submarines have been featured prominently in numerous Tom Clancy novels and film adaptations, most notably the USS Dallas (SSN-700) in The Hunt for Red October.
  • The 2000 Australian television film, On the Beach features a fictional 688i Los Angeles-class submarine, the USS Charleston (SSN-704).
  • In the 2009 film Terminator Salvation, Resistance Headquarters is located aboard a Los Angeles-class submarine, called the USS Wilmington according to the novelization and several behind-the-scenes books.
  • The Los Angeles-class submarine is the focus of many submarine-related video games, such as the simulators 1989 688 Attack Sub, Electronic Arts' 1997 688(I) Hunter/Killer, and the 2005 Dangerous Waters.
  • The USS Chicago (SSN-721) plays a prominent role in Tom Clancy's novel Red Storm Rising (1986).
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) features the USS Chicago (SSN-721) as the launching platform for TF 141's operations. Another Los Angeles class, the USS Dallas (SSN-700), can also be seen in the level "The Only Easy Day... Was Yesterday".
  • The USS Alexandria (SSN-757) was used in filming Stargate: Continuum.
  • A fictional Los Angeles-class submarine named the USS Orlando appeared in the 1996 comedy film Down Periscope.

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