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SSN-678 USS Archerfish 
Namesake. The archerfish (Toxotidae Toxotes)
Ordered. 25 Jun 1968
Builder.	Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down. 19 Jun 1969
Launched. 16 Jan 1971
Commissioned. 17 Dec 1971
Decommissioned. 31 Mar 1998
Stricken	. 31 Mar 1998
Fate. Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program completed 6 Nov 1998
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:	
Over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) surfaced
over 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) submerged
Range. Unlimited
Test depth. 1,320 feet (400 meters)
Complement. 112 (14 officers, 98 enlisted men)
Armament:	
4 × 21-inch (533 mm) amidship torpedo tubes
Mark 48 torpedoes
UGM-84A/C Harpoon cruise missiles
Tomahawk land-attack cruise missile
Tomahawk antiship cruise missile
15 torpedo reloads plus 4 Harpoons or up to 8 Tomahawks instead of equivalent of number of torpedoes or Harpoons
Minelayer configuration: Mark 67 mobile mine or Mark 60 CAPTOR mines instead of torpedoes

SSN-678 USS Archerfish

Namesake. The archerfish (Toxotidae Toxotes)
Ordered. 25 Jun 1968
Builder. Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down. 19 Jun 1969
Launched. 16 Jan 1971
Commissioned. 17 Dec 1971
Decommissioned. 31 Mar 1998
Stricken . 31 Mar 1998
Fate. Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program completed 6 Nov 1998
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:
Over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) surfaced
over 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) submerged
Range. Unlimited
Test depth. 1,320 feet (400 meters)
Complement. 112 (14 officers, 98 enlisted men)
Armament:
4 × 21-inch (533 mm) amidship torpedo tubes
Mark 48 torpedoes
UGM-84A/C Harpoon cruise missiles
Tomahawk land-attack cruise missile
Tomahawk antiship cruise missile
15 torpedo reloads plus 4 Harpoons or up to 8 Tomahawks instead of equivalent of number of torpedoes or Harpoons
Minelayer configuration: Mark 67 mobile mine or Mark 60 CAPTOR mines instead of torpedoes

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