USS Silversides (SSN-679)
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USS Silversides (SSN-679) was a Sturgeon-class nuclear-powered attack submarine of the United States Navy that served during the Cold War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sturgeon-class nuclear-powered attack submarine
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United States Navy submarine ⓘ attack submarine ⓘ |
| armament |
Mark 48 torpedoes
NERFINISHED
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torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| beam | about 32 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Electric Boat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Cold War submarines of the United States
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Nuclear submarines of the United States Navy ⓘ Ships built in Groton, Connecticut ⓘ Sturgeon-class submarines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Sturgeon class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedAt | Groton, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedDate | 5 May 1972 ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement |
approximately 110
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approximately 14 officers ⓘ approximately 96 enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissionedDate | 21 July 1994 ⓘ |
| displacement |
approximately 4,600 tons surfaced
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approximately 5,000 tons submerged ⓘ |
| fate | entered Nuclear-Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program ⓘ |
| firstCommandingOfficer | Commander John E. Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedByInClass | USS L. Mendel Rivers (SSN-686) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeport |
Charleston, South Carolina
NERFINISHED
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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ San Diego, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | SSN-679 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownBy | Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownDate | 13 October 1969 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 4 June 1971 ⓘ |
| length | about 292 feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter | silversides (a small fish) ⓘ |
| nameHonors | USS Silversides (SS-236) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalFleet | United States Pacific Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| precededByInClass | USS Sturgeon (SSN-637) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | nuclear-powered ⓘ |
| propulsionSystem |
one S5W nuclear reactor
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one shaft ⓘ two steam turbines ⓘ |
| recyclingCompleteDate | 30 November 2001 ⓘ |
| recyclingLocation | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recyclingStartDate | 1 October 2000 ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
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intelligence gathering ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| servicePeriod | Cold War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType | attack submarine ⓘ |
| shipyard | Groton, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | Mrs. John H. Chafee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavalRegisterDate | 21 July 1994 ⓘ |
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