USS Groton

USS Groton (SSN-694), the seventh Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Groton, Connecticut. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 31 January 1971 and her keel was laid down on 3 August 1973. She was launched on 9 October 1976 sponsored by Mrs. Anne Francis Richardson, wife of Secretary of Commerce Elliot L. Richardson, and commissioned on 8 July 1978, with Commander R. William Vogel, III in command and Master Chief Petty Officer Joseph Pow as Chief of the Boat.

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draft 9.4 metre, mass 6818 tonne, mass 6082 tonne, beam 10 metre, speed 30 knot, speed 33 knot, speed 20 knot, length 110 metre, Harpoon, Mark 48 torpedo, 
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1973-08-03T00:00:00Z

1973-08-03T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1997-11-07T00:00:00Z

1997-11-07T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1978-07-08T00:00:00Z

1978-07-08T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1976-10-09T00:00:00Z

1976-10-09T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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USS Groton SSN-694

USS Groton (SSN-694)

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commons	image		USS Groton (SSN-694)		Commons