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SSN-681 USS Batfish
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Namesake. The batfish, the name of any of several fishes
Ordered. 25 Jun 1968
Builder. General Dynamics Electric Boat
Laid down. 9 Feb 1970
Launched. 9 Oct 1971
Commissioned. 1 Sep 1972
Decommissioned. 17 Mar 1999
Stricken . 17 Mar 1999
Fate. Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program completed 22 Nov 2002
Class and type. Sturgeon-class submarine
Displacement:
3,640 long tons (3,698 t) surfaced
4,650 long tons (4,725 t) submerged
Length. 302 ft 2 in (92.10 m)
Beam. 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m)
Draft. 28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
Installed power. 15,000 shaft horsepower (11.2 megawatts)
Propulsion. One S5W nuclear reactor with S3G3 modified core, two steam turbines, one screw
Speed:
20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) surfaced
30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) submerged
Test depth. 1,300 feet (400 meters)
Complement. 112 (14 officers, 98 enlisted men)
Armament. 4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
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