SSN-651 USS Queenfish WESTERN PACIFIC CRUISE 1972-1973

Namesake. The queenfish, is a species of fish in the family Sciaenidae
Ordered. 26 Mar 1963
Builder Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia
Laid down. 11 May 1964
Launched. 25 Feb 1966
Commissioned. 6 Dec 1966
Decommissioned. 8 Nov 1991
Out of service. 21 Sep 1990
Stricken . 14 Apr 1992
Motto. La Reine de la Mer (French for "Queen of the Sea")
Fate. Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program begun 1 May 1992, completed 7 April 1993
Class and type. Sturgeon-class submarine
Displacement. 4,060 long tons (4,125 t) light
Length. 292 ft (89 m)
Beam. 31 ft (9.4 m)
Draft. 25 ft (7.6 m)
Installed power. 15,000 shp (11,000 kW)
Propulsion. One S5W nuclear reactor, two steam turbines, one screw
Speed. Over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Test depth. 1,300 ft (400 m)
Complement. 113 (14 officers, 99 enlisted men)
Armament:
4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Mk-48 torpedo
UGM-84A Harpoon anti-ship missile
UUM-44A SUBROC missiles