USS Seawolf (SSN-21)
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 Seawolf (SSN-21) conducts Bravo sea trials at Groton, Ct., Sep. 16, 1996. |
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| Career |  |
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| Awarded: | January 9, 1989 |
| Laid down: | 25 October 1989 |
| Launched: | June 24, 1995 |
| Commissioned: | July 19, 1997 |
| Homeport: | Naval Base Kitsap, Bangor, Washington |
| Motto: | Cave Lupum ("Beware the Wolf") |
| Status: | Active in service as of 2008 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Length: | 353 ft (108 m) |
| Beam: | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Draft: | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Propulsion: | One S6W reactor |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) submerged, 20 knots (37 km/h) silent |
| Test depth: | Greater than 800ft |
| Complement: | 15 officers and 101 men |
| Armament: | eight 30-inch (762 mm) torpedo tubes, 50 torpedoes and missiles, or 100 mines |
USS Seawolf (SSN-21), the lead ship of her class, is the fourth submarine of the United States Navy named for the seawolf, a solitary fish with strong, prominent teeth and projecting tusks that give it a savage look. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics and Newport News Shipbuilding on 9 January 1989 and her keel was laid down on 25 October 1989. She was launched on 24 June 1995 sponsored by Mrs. Margaret Dalton, and commissioned on 19 July 1997, with Commander David M. McCall in command.
Seawolf was a product of the Cold War, designed as a replacement to the Los Angeles class submarines and as a response to the Soviet Akula class. It is said that the Seawolf is quieter at its tactical speed of 25 knots than a Los Angeles submarine is pierside. Originally 29 were planned for production, but with the end of the Cold war, the cost was judged to be prohibitively high and only 3 were built in favor of the smaller, yet more expensive, Virginia class.[citation needed]
On July 22, 2007, the submarine transferred from its previous homeport of New London, Conn., to permanently reside at Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Washington.[1]
Adding support personnel as well as ship's crew, there are 140 personnel attached to the Seawolf.[1]
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[edit] Deployments
- 2001 - Northern Atlantic/Mediterranean Sea
- 2003 - Northern Atlantic
- 2006 - Western Pacific
[edit] Awards
[edit] 2007
- Tactical White "T"
- Battle Efficiency "E" Ribbon
- Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award
- Meritorious Unit Commendation
[edit] 2004
[edit] References in Modern Culture
- The computer game SSN-21 Seawolf, released by Electronic Arts in 1994 focuses on the USS Seawolf (SSN-21) and its engagement in several fictional campaigns.[2]
- The adventure novel USS Seawolf by Patrick Robinson was published in May 2000.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b U.S. Navy News Service. July 24, 2007. NNS070724-15. USS Seawolf Makes New Home In Pacific Northwest. http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=30735
- ^ Gamespot PC Games SSN-21 Seawolf Retrieved on 2007-04-07.
- ^ Amazon.com U.S.S. Seawolf Retrieved on 2007-04-20.
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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