SSN-680 William H Bates WESTERN PACIFIC CRUISE 1987-1988

Namesake. William H. Bates (1917–1969), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
Ordered. 25 Jun 1968
Builder. Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi General Dynamics Electric Boat
Laid down. 4 Aug 1969
Launched. 11 Dec 1971
Commissioned. 5 May 1973
Decommissioned. 11 Feb 2000
Stricken. 11 Feb 2000
Motto. A Spirit Unquell'd
Fate. Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program begun 1 Oct 2002, completed 30 Oct 2002
Class and type. Sturgeon-class attack submarine
Displacement:
3,978 long tons (4,042 t) light
4,270 long tons (4,339 t) full
292 long tons (297 t) dead
Length. 302 ft 3 in (92.13 m)
Beam. 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m)
Draft. 28 ft 8 in (8.74 m)
Installed power 15,000 shaft horsepower (11.2 megawatts)
Propulsion. One S5W nuclear reactor, two steam turbines, one screw
Speed:
15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced
25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) submerged
Test depth. 1,300 feet (400 meters)
Complement. 126 (14 officers, 112 enlisted men)
Armament. 4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes