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SSN-684 USS Cavalla
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Namesake. The cavalla, a salt-water fish
Ordered. 24 Jul 1968
Builder. General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down. 4 Jun 1970
Launched. 19 Feb 1972
Commissioned. 9 Feb 1973
Decommissioned. 30 Mar 1998
Stricken. 30 Mar 1998
Motto. Any Mission, Any Time
Honors and awards. Meritorious Unit Commendation
Fate. Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program completed 17 Nov 2000
Class and type. Sturgeon-class attack submarine
Displacement:
4,193 long tons (4,260 t) light
4,498 long tons (4,570 t) full
305 long tons (310 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 (396 meters)
Complement. 110 (12 officers, 98 enlisted men)
Armament. 4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
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