SSN-686 USS L Mendel Rivers

Namesake. L. Mendel Rivers (1905–1970), U.S. Representative from SC
Ordered. 1 Jul 1969
Builder. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Laid down. 26 Jun 1971
Launched. 2 Jun 1973
Commissioned. 1 Feb 1975
Decommissioned. 10 May 2001
Stricken . 10 May 2001
Motto. Rivers Delivers
Fate. Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program completed 19 Jul 2002
Class and type. Sturgeon-class attack submarine
Displacement:
3,978 long tons (4,042 t) light
4,270 long tons (4,339 t) full
292 long tons (297 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 (400 meters)
Complement. 126 (14 officers, 112 enlisted men)
Armament. 4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes