USS New York City (SSN-696)
History
United States
NameUSS New York City
NamesakeCity of New York
Awarded24 January 1972
BuilderGeneral Dynamics Corporation
Laid down15 December 1973
Launched18 June 1977
Commissioned3 March 1979
Decommissioned30 April 1997
Stricken30 April 1997
FateTo be disposed of by submarine recycling
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeLos Angeles-class submarine
Displacement
  • 5,731 tons light
  • 6,111 tons full
  • 380 tons dead
Length110.3 m (361 ft 11 in)
Beam10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draft9.7 m (31 ft 10 in)
PropulsionS6G 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 depth290 m (950 ft)
Complement12 officers, 98 men
Armament

USS New York City (SSN-696) was a Los Angeles-class submarine and the only vessel 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.[1]

New York City carried out four deployments to the western Pacific (WestPac) between 1981 and 1985, and participated in numerous fleet exercises during those periods. After undergoing a modernization overhaul at Pearl Harbor (December 1985 – February 1988), the boat deployed to the Northern Pacific (November-December 1988). She made a WestPac deployment in 1989, then a second Northern Pacific deployment in early 1990, and two WestPac deployments in 1991. New York City carried out eastern Pacific deployments in 1992 and 1993; and additional deployments to both the western and eastern Pacific in 1994-1995.[1]

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 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, in Bremerton, Washington.[1]

Awards

During her operational career, New York City received four Meritorious Unit Commendations, one Navy Expeditionary Medal, and one Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Cressman, Robert J. (6 April 2016). "New York City (SSN-696)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 18 July 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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