SSN-637 USS Sturgeon

Namesake. The sturgeon, species of fish belonging to the family Acipenseridae.
Ordered. 30 Nov 1961
Builder. General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down. 10 Aug 1963
Launched. 26 Feb 1966
Commissioned. 3 Mar 1967
Decommissioned. 1 Aug 1994
Stricken. 1 Aug 1994
Honors and awards: Meritorious Unit Commendation (1968); Meritorious Unit Commendation (1969); Navy Unit Commendation (1970)
Fate. Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program, 11 December 1995
Class and type. Sturgeon-class attack submarine
Displacement:
3,640 long tons (3,700 t) surfaced
4,649 long tons (4,724 t) submerged
Length. 292 ft 3 in (89.08 m)
Beam. 31 ft 9 in (9.68 m)
Draft. 28 ft 8 in (8.74 m)
Installed power. 15,000 shp (11,185.5 kW)
Propulsion:
1 × S5W nuclear reactor
2 × steam turbines
1 × shaft
Speed. 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Test depth. 1,300 ft (400 m)
Complement. 14 officers, 95 men
Armament:
4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
MK 48 torpedo
UUM-44 SUBROC
UGM-84A/C Harpoon
MK 57 deep water mines
MK 60 Deep water mine