USS Groton (SSN-694) is an American submarine of the Los Angeles project , the seventh in a row in this class (in chronological order). This is the third ship named after the city of Groton .
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| USS Groton (SSN-694) | |
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| Ship history | |
| Flag state |  USA |
| Port of registry | Groton |
| Launching | October 9, 1976 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | November 7, 1997 |
| Current status | decommissioned |
| Main characteristics | |
| Type of ship | SSN |
| Project designation | "Los Angeles" |
| Chief Designer | General dynamics |
| Codification of NATO | Los angeles i |
| Speed (surface) | 15 knots |
| Speed (underwater) | 32 knots |
| Working depth | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Crew | 110 |
| Dimensions | |
| Surface displacement | 5780 t |
| Underwater displacement | 6143 t |
| The length is the greatest (on design basis) | 110.3 m (361 ft 11 in) |
| The width of the body naib. | 10 m (32 ft. 10 in.) |
| Average draft (on design basis) | 9.4 m (30 ft. 10 in.) |
| Power point | |
| SG6 nuclear installation, 2 turbines, 35,000 hp (26 MW), 1 auxiliary engine 325 hp (242 kW), 1 shaft | |
| Armament | |
| Torpedo mine weapons | 4 x 533 mm torpedo tubes |
The construction contract was signed by General Dynamics in Groton , Connecticut on January 31, 1971, and its keel was laid on August 3, 1973 . The first descent took place on October 9, 1976 in the presence of a sponsor, Elliot Richardson, and entered service from July 8, 1978 . R.V. Vogel was appointed captain.
Groton set off on his first overseas deployment in March 1980 in the Indian Ocean . The submarine returned back to the port of Groton through the Panama Canal . Groton completed this campaign in October 1980.
Groton was decommissioned and deleted from the marine registries of ships on November 7, 1997 .
Links
- GROTON (SSN 694) on the US Maritime Register of Shipping website.