SSN-661 USS Lapon

Namesake. The lapon, a scorpionfish of the Pacific coast of North America
Ordered. 24 Oct 1963
Awarded. Navy Expeditionary Medal (Sub Specop) 1969
Builder. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia
Laid down. 26 Jul 1965
Launched. 16 Dec 1966
Commissioned. 14 Dec 1967
Decommissioned. 8 Aug 1992
Stricken. 8 Aug 1992
Motto. Secret et Hardi ("Silent and Strong")
Honors and awards: Meritorious Unit Commendation 1968; Meritorious Unit Commendation 1969; Presidential Unit Citation 1969; Navy Expeditionary Medal (Sub Specop); Submarine Division 62 Battle Efficiency Award (Battle "E") 1969; Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award for Operational Proficiency for the U.S. Atlantic Fleet 1970; Submarine Division 63 Battle "E" 1970; Navy Unit Commendation 1973; Meritorious Unit Commendation 1979; Submarine Squadron 6 Anti-submarine warfare; (ASW)/Operations "A" 1979; Submarine Squadron 6 Engineering "E" 1979; Meritorious Unit Commendation 1982; Submarine Squadron 6 ASW/Operations "A" 1982; Meritorious Unit Commendation 1983; Navy Battle "E" 1983; Meritorious Unit Commendation 1985; Navy Battle "E" 1985; Arctic Expedition Ribbon (Ice Exercise (ICEX) 88) 1988; Navy Battle "E" 1991
Fate. Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program begun 1 March 2003, completed 31 August 2004
Class and type. Sturgeon-class attack submarine
Displacement:
Surfaced : 4250 tons
Submerged : 4700 tons
Length. 292 ft (89 m)
Beam. 31.7 ft 8 in (9.87 m)
Draft. 29.2 ft 8 in (9.10 m)
Installed power. 15,000 shaft horsepower (11.2 megawatts)
Propulsion. One S5W2 nuclear reactor, two steam turbines, one screw
Speed:
Surfaced: 15 knots
Submerged: 30 knots
Test depth. 1,300 feet (396 meters)
Complement. 107
Armament:
4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Mark 48 ADCAP torpedoes