| USS New York City (SSN-696) | |
|---|---|
| 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 & 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 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 |
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 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. She was launched on 18 June 1977 sponsored by Mrs. 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 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
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- 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.
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