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SSN-715 USS Buffalo
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Namesake. Buffalo, New York
Builder. Newport News Shipbuilding
Laid down. 25 Jan 1980
Launched. 8 May 1982
Acquired. 27 Oct 1983
Commissioned. 5 Nov 1983
Decommissioned. 30 Jan 2019
Out of service. 30 Sep 2017
Stricken . 30 Jan 2019
Homeport. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington
Nickname. Silent Thunder
Status. Pending disposal
Class and type. Los Angeles-class submarine
Type. Nuclear attack submarine
Displacement. 5771 tons light, 6142 tons full, 371 tons dead
Length. 362 ft (110 m)
Beam. 33 ft (10 m)
Draft. 31 ft (9.4 m)
Propulsion. 1 GE 165 MW S6G PWR nuclear reactor,[3] 2 turbines 35,000 hp (26 MW), 1 auxiliary motor 325 hp (242 kW), 1 shaft
Speed:
Surfaced. 20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h)
Submerged. 20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h) (official)[4]
Range. Unlimited
Endurance. 90 days
Test depth. 800 ft (240 m)
Complement. 12 officers, 98 men
Armament. 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
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