USS New York City

USS New York City (SSN-696)

History
United States
Name	USS New York City
Namesake	City of New York
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
Stricken	30 April 1997
Fate	To be disposed of by submarine recycling
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General characteristics
Class and type	Los Angeles-class submarine
Displacement	5,731 tons light 6,111 tons full 380 tons dead
Length	110.3 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 (26,000 kW), 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 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes UGM-84 Harpoon Tomahawk missiles Mark 48 torpedoes

USS New York City (SSN-696) was a Los Angeles-class submarine and the only warship of the United States Navy to be named specifically for New York City (as distinct from the U.S. state).

History[]

The contract to build New York City 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. She was launched on 18 June 1977 sponsored by Mrs. Rachel Line Schlesinger (née Mellinger), wife of former Secretary of Defence James R. Schlesinger, delivered to the Navy on 23 January 1979, and commissioned on 3 March 1979 with Commander James A. 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 the , in Bremerton, Washington.

References[]

• This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.