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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS New York City |
| Awarded: | 24 January 1972 |
| Builder: | General Dynamics Corporation |
| Laid down: | 15 December 1973 |
| Launched: | 18 June 1977 |
| Commissioned: | 3 March 1979 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 April 1997 |
| Fate: | To be disposed of by submarine recycling |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Los Angeles class submarine |
| Displacement: | 5,731 tons light 6,111 tons full 380 tons dead |
| Length: | 110. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. General Dynamics Corporation ( is a defense conglomerate formed by Mergers and Divestitures and as of 2008 it is the fifth largest Defense contractor Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Characteristics Capabilities According to the US government the top speed of Los Angeles -class submarines is over 25 knots (46 km/h 29 mph 3 m (361 ft 11 in) |
| Beam: | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Draft: | 9. 7 m (31 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion: | S6G nuclear reactor, 2 turbines, 35,000 hp (26 MW), 1 auxiliary motor 325 hp (242 kW), 1 shaft |
| Speed: | 15 knots (28 km/h) surfaced 32 knots (59 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth: | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Complement: | 12 officers, 98 men |
| Armament: | 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes aft of bow, UGM-84 Harpoon and Tomahawk missiles, Mark 48 torpedoes |
- See also: USS New York and USS Brooklyn
USS New York City (SSN-696), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named specifically for New York City as distinct from the state. The S6G reactor is a naval reactor used by the United States Navy to provide Electricity generation and propulsion on Warships The The Harpoon is an all-weather over-the-horizon, Anti-ship missile system developed and manufactured by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing Integrated The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM is a long-range all-weather subsonic cruise missile The Mark 48 and its improved ADCAP ( Ad vanced Cap ability variant are heavyweight submarine-launched torpedoes Seven United States Navy ships have borne the name USS New York, five of them after the State of New York and one after New York City Three ships of the United States Navy have borne the name Brooklyn, after the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Characteristics Capabilities According to the US government the top speed of Los Angeles -class submarines is over 25 knots (46 km/h 29 mph The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 24 January 1972 and her keel was laid down on 15 December 1973. General Dynamics/Electric Boat (usually abbreviated as Electric Boat, and referred to as "EB" or "The Boat Company" by its employees a division of General Dynamics Corporation ( is a defense conglomerate formed by Mergers and Divestitures and as of 2008 it is the fifth largest Defense contractor Groton is a town located on the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut, United States. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. She was launched on 18 June 1977 sponsored by Mrs. The ceremonies involved in naming and launching naval ships are based in traditions thousands of years old Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays James R. Schlesinger, delivered to the Navy on 23 January 1979, and commissioned on 3 March 1979 with Commander James A. James Rodney Schlesinger (born February 15, 1929) was United States Secretary of Defense from 1973 to 1975 under presidents Richard Nixon and Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Ross in command.
New York City was decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 30 April 1997 and entered the Ship-Submarine recycling program at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. The Naval Vessel Register ( NVR) is the official inventory of ships and service craft in custody of or titled by the United States Navy. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Ship/Submarine Recycling Program (SRP is the process the United States Navy uses to dispose of decommissioned nuclear vessels. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF is a United States Navy Shipyard covering 179 acres (0
On the television show JAG, the ball caps worn by the crew of the fictional submarine USS Watertown indicate that it is SSN-696. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic JAG (the American Military Acronym for Judge Advocate General) is an American adventure / Legal drama Television The only United States Navy ship named Watertown was the Missile Range Instrumentation Ship USNS ''Watertown'' (T-AGM-6.
References
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register and various press releases. The Naval Vessel Register ( NVR) is the official inventory of ships and service craft in custody of or titled by the United States Navy.
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