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SSN-586 USS Triton
Namesake. Triton, a Greek god of the sea, the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite
Ordered. Oct 1955
Builder. General Dynamics Electric Boat
Laid down. 29 May 1956
Launched. 19 Aug 1958
Commissioned. 10 Nov 1959
Decommissioned. 3 May 1969
Reclassified. 1 Mar 1961 (SSN-586)
Refit. Sep 1962 to Jan 1964
Stricken. 30 Apr 1986
Motto. Nulli Secundus (Second to None)
Honors and awards: Presidential Unit Citation (1960); Navy Unit Commendation (1966); Navy Unit Commendation (1967)
Fate. Recycled (sail was preserved and placed on display in a park in Richland, WA)
Class. Skipjack-class attack submarine
Type:	
1959: Nuclear-powered Radar Picket Submarine (SSRN)
1961: Nuclear-powered Attack Submarine (SSN)
Displacement:	
5,963 long tons (6,059 t) surfaced
7,773 long tons (7,898 t) submerged
Length. 447 ft 6 in (136.40 m) overall
Beam. 37 ft (11 m)
Draft. 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
Installed power. 45,000 shp (34,000 kW)
Propulsion:	
Two S4G pressurized-water nuclear reactors (PWR)
Two steam turbines
Two five-blade propellers
Speed:	
+30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) surfaced
+27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) submerged
Endurance. Essentially unlimited
Test depth. 700 ft (210 m) operational; 1,050 ft (320 m) crush
Complement. 172 officers and enlisted men (radar picket role); 159 officers and enlisted men (attack role)
Sensors and processing systems:
Air search radar: AN/SPS-26 (1959); AN/BPS-2 (1962)
Sonar systems: AN/BQS-4 (active); AN/BQR-2 (passive)
Fire control system. MK-101
Armament. 6 × 21 in (533 mm) Mk 60 torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern)

SSN-586 USS Triton

Namesake. Triton, a Greek god of the sea, the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite
Ordered. Oct 1955
Builder. General Dynamics Electric Boat
Laid down. 29 May 1956
Launched. 19 Aug 1958
Commissioned. 10 Nov 1959
Decommissioned. 3 May 1969
Reclassified. 1 Mar 1961 (SSN-586)
Refit. Sep 1962 to Jan 1964
Stricken. 30 Apr 1986
Motto. Nulli Secundus (Second to None)
Honors and awards: Presidential Unit Citation (1960); Navy Unit Commendation (1966); Navy Unit Commendation (1967)
Fate. Recycled (sail was preserved and placed on display in a park in Richland, WA)
Class. Skipjack-class attack submarine
Type:
1959: Nuclear-powered Radar Picket Submarine (SSRN)
1961: Nuclear-powered Attack Submarine (SSN)
Displacement:
5,963 long tons (6,059 t) surfaced
7,773 long tons (7,898 t) submerged
Length. 447 ft 6 in (136.40 m) overall
Beam. 37 ft (11 m)
Draft. 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
Installed power. 45,000 shp (34,000 kW)
Propulsion:
Two S4G pressurized-water nuclear reactors (PWR)
Two steam turbines
Two five-blade propellers
Speed:
+30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) surfaced
+27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) submerged
Endurance. Essentially unlimited
Test depth. 700 ft (210 m) operational; 1,050 ft (320 m) crush
Complement. 172 officers and enlisted men (radar picket role); 159 officers and enlisted men (attack role)
Sensors and processing systems:
Air search radar: AN/SPS-26 (1959); AN/BPS-2 (1962)
Sonar systems: AN/BQS-4 (active); AN/BQR-2 (passive)
Fire control system. MK-101
Armament. 6 × 21 in (533 mm) Mk 60 torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern)

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