SSN-594 USS Permit

Namesake. Permit, a game fish of the western Atlantic Ocean belonging to the family Carangidae
Builder. Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA
Ordered. 27 Jan 1958
Laid down. 1 May 1959
Launched. 1 July 1961
Commissioned. 29 May 1962
Decommissioned. 23 Jul 1991
Stricken. 23 Jul 1991
Fate. Entered Ship-Submarine Recycling Program, 30 Sep 1991
Class and type. Thresher/Permit-class attack submarine
Displacement:
3,700 long tons (3,759 t) surfaced
4,300 long tons (4,369 t) submerged
Length. 278 ft 5 in (84.86 m)
Beam. 31 ft 7 in (9.63 m)
Draft. 25 ft 2 in (7.67 m)
Propulsion:
1 S5W PWR
2 steam turbines, 15,000 shp (11 MW)
1 shaft
Speed. 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)+ surfaced
Test depth. 1,300 ft (400 m)
Complement. 105 officers and men
Armament:
4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
UUM-44 SUBROC (SUBmarine ROCket)