SSN-695 USS Birmingham

Name. USS Birmingham (SSN-695)
Awarded. 24 Jan 1972
Builder. Newport News Shipbuilding
Laid down. 26 Apr 1975
Launched. 29 Oct 1977
Commissioned. 16 Dec 1978
Decommissioned. 22 Dec 1997
Stricken. 22 Dec 1997
Motto. Simpliciter Optimus (translated from the unofficial English language "Simply the Best"
Fate. Disposed of by submarine recycling
Class and type. Los Angeles-class submarine
Displacement:
5,789 tons light
6,159 tons full
370 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. Greater than 400 ft (120 m)
Complement. 12 officers; 98 enlisted
Armament:
4 × 21 in (533 mm) bow torpedo tubes
Mk 48-AdCap torpedoes
SubRoc anti-submarine rockets
Tomahawk cruise missiles