USS Boise

Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name Boise, after Boise, capital city of Idaho.

• The first Boise (CL-47) was a light cruiser commissioned in 1938 that saw service in World War II, and was later sold to Argentina.

• The second Boise (SSN-764) is a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine, see below for details.

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Boise (SSN-764) was laid down 25 August 1988 at the Newport News Shipbuilding Company in Newport New, Virginia; launched 23 March 1991; and commissioned 7 November, 1992, Commander D. Mericle commanding.

In 2002 Boise was assigned to the USS John F. Kennedy carrier battle group when the group took part in Operation Enduring Freedom.

General Characteristics

(See Los Angeles-class submarine.)