SSN-650 USS Pargo NORTH ATLANTIC TRANING OPERATION 1983

Namesake. The pargo, a fish of the genus Lutjanus also known as the red snapper
Ordered. 26 Mar 1963
Builder. General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down. 3 Jun 1964
Launched. 17 Sep 1966
Commissioned. 5 Jan 1968
Decommissioned. 14 Apr 1995
Stricken. 14 Apr 1995
Motto. For Land, For Honor, For Courage
Fate. Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program begun 1 Oct 1994, completed 15 Oct 1996
Class and type. Sturgeon-class attack submarine
Displacement. 4,600 long tons (4,674 t)
Length. 292 ft (89 m)
Beam. 31 ft (9.4 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. Over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement. 107
Armament:
4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
UUM-44A SUBROC missiles
Mark 48 torpedo
Tomahawk missile