SSN-660 USS Sand Lance

Namesake. The sandlance, a fish belonging to the family Ammodytidae
Ordered. 24 Oct 1963
Builder. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME
Laid down. 15 Jan 1965
Launched. 11 Nov 1969
Commissioned. 25 Sep 1971
Decommissioned. 7 Aug 1998
Stricken . 7 Aug 1998
Honours and awards. Awarded Navy Unit Commendation and Navy Expeditionary Medal in 1979 for Special Operations conducted that same year.
Fate. Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program begun 1 Apr 1998, completed 30 Aug 1999
Class and type. Sturgeon-class attack submarine
Displacement:
4,031 long tons (4,096 t) light
4,323 long tons (4,392 t) full
292 long tons (297 t) dead
Length. 292 ft (89 m)
Beam. 31 ft (9.4 m)
Draft. 29 ft 10 in (9.09 m)
Installed power. 15,000 shaft horsepower (11.2 megawatts)
Propulsion. One S5W nuclear reactor, two steam turbines, one screw
Test depth. 1,300 ft (400 m)
Complement. 107 (12 officers, 95 enlisted men)
Armament. 4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes