SSN-663 USS Hammerhead NORTH POLE ICE EXERCISE 1970

Namesake. The sea devil (Manta birostria), also known as the manta ray and devil ray
Ordered. 28 May 1964
Builder. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia
Laid down. 12 Apr 1966
Launched. 5 Oct 1967
Commissioned. 30 Jan 1969
Decommissioned. 16 Oct 1991
Stricken . 6 Oct 1991
Fate. Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program begun 1 Mar 1998, completed 7 Sep 1999
Class and type. Sturgeon-class attack submarine
Displacement:
3,860 long tons (3,922 t) light
4,268 long tons (4,336 t) full
408 long tons (415 t) dead
Length. 292 ft 3 in (89.08 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. 108
Armament. 4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes