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on 15 May 1968, sponsored by Mrs. Charles T. Booth, and
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460:was laid down there on 21 December 1966. She was
203:begun 1 October 1996, completed 24 October 1997
450:Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
333:25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) submerged
108:Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
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1085:List of submarines of the United States Navy
691:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
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685:This article incorporates text from the
19:For other ships with the same name, see
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1111:Ships built in Newport News, Virginia
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667:Ship and Submarine Recycling Program
456:, Virginia, on 9 March 1965 and her
330:(28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced
262:292 ft 3 in (89.08 m)
246:3,995 long tons (4,059 t) light
201:Ship and Submarine Recycling Program
249:4,291 long tons (4,360 t) full
560:operated out of Norfolk along the
278:28 ft 8 in (8.74 m)
270:31 ft 8 in (9.65 m)
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626:completed two deployments to the
566:fleet ballistic missile submarine
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252:296 long tons (301 t) dead
440:Construction and commissioning
16:Submarine of the United States
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694:. The entry can be found
420:, was the second ship of the
650:Decommissioning and disposal
570:Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla 8
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636:Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
395:Tube-launched mobile mines
386:UGM-84A/C Harpoon missiles
369:4 × 21-inch (533 mm)
18:
1116:Sturgeon-class submarines
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519:. After returning to her
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562:United States East Coast
391:Tomahawk cruise missiles
381:UUM-44A SUBROC missiles
343:1,300 feet (400 meters)
220:General characteristics
586:Norfolk Naval Shipyard
444:The contract to build
712:Naval Vessel Register
663:Naval Vessel Register
530:On 18 February 1971,
513:antisubmarine warfare
191:(Where The Action Is)
174:Naval Station Norfolk
141:Mrs. Charles T. Booth
517:North Atlantic Ocean
494:Submarine Squadron 6
424:to be named for the
556:Through June 1973,
488:, Virginia, as her
468:on 14 August 1969.
1045:Richard B. Russell
422:United States Navy
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608:George Bardsley.
515:exercises in the
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376:Mark 48 torpedoes
138:Sponsored by
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996:Silversides
943:Flying Fish
133:15 May 1968
1131:1968 ships
1105:Categories
989:Archerfish
880:Hammerhead
859:Sand Lance
774:Short hull
673:References
644:Washington
590:Portsmouth
499:Following
348:Complement
340:Test depth
299:Propulsion
180:, Virginia
43:sea trials
981:Long hull
915:Spadefish
887:Sea Devil
838:Queenfish
655:Spadefish
640:Bremerton
624:Spadefish
618:Spadefish
612:Spadefish
606:Commander
602:Spadefish
596:Spadefish
558:Spadefish
551:Holy Loch
547:Spadefish
545:In 1972,
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521:home port
509:Spadefish
501:shakedown
490:home port
482:Spadefish
477:1969-1984
446:Spadefish
426:spadefish
418:submarine
408:(SSN-668)
406:Spadefish
315:screwctor
292:megawatts
122:Laid down
90:spadefish
79:Spadefish
39:Spadefish
964:Billfish
957:Bluefish
922:Seahorse
901:Hawkbill
894:Guitarro
803:Grayling
782:Sturgeon
765:Sturgeon
582:overhaul
540:Scotland
462:launched
434:Cape Cod
413:Sturgeon
364:Armament
353:officers
351:109 (14
230:Sturgeon
170:Homeport
162:Stricken
130:Launched
116:Virginia
85:Namesake
49:in 1969.
47:Virginia
1031:Cavalla
1010:Batfish
950:Trepang
936:Pintado
929:Finback
908:Bergall
873:Gurnard
824:Sunfish
632:equator
578:England
536:Faslane
525:Norfolk
503:in the
486:Norfolk
286:15,000
178:Norfolk
104:Builder
96:Ordered
55:History
1061:Permit
1024:Parche
845:Puffer
796:Tautog
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313:, one
309:, two
290:(11.2
259:Length
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1063:class
1017:Tunny
866:Lapon
831:Pargo
817:Aspro
789:Whale
355:, 95
328:knots
321:Speed
275:Draft
208:Badge
185:Motto
971:Drum
810:Pogy
721:here
696:here
458:keel
430:Cuba
410:, a
404:USS
302:One
267:Beam
196:Fate
88:The
77:USS
74:Name
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