| Builder |
Newport News
Shipbuilding and Drydock Company (NNSY) |
| Sponsor |
Mrs. Hanson E. Ely,
Jr. (Granddaughter of Robert E. Lee) |
| Construction Contract
awarded |
7/30/58 |
| Keel Laid |
8/25/58 |
| Launched |
12/18/59 |
| Commissioned |
9/16/60 |
| Decommissioned |
12/1/83 |
| Disposal through SRP
Started |
1/23/91 at Puget Sound
Naval Shipyard |
| Disposal Ended |
9/23/91 |
| Class |
SSB(N)-598 |
| Original Class |
SSN-585 (Skipjack) |
| Original Hull Number |
Keel laid as the USS
Shark (SSN-591), Newport News Shipyard Hull # 545 |
| Length |
380 Feet |
| Beam |
33 Feet |
| Surface Displacement |
5959 Tons |
| Submerged Displacement |
6709 Tons |
| Speed |
Surface: 16 knots/
Submerged: 25+ knots |
| Armament |
16 Polaris missile
tubes, six 21 inch torpedo tubes |
| Machinery |
Geared turbines,
reactor |
| Horsepower |
15,000/20 |
