USS PROVIDENCE (SSN 719) | | SUBMARINE (NUCLEAR-POWERED) | | VESSEL STATUS | | Class: | SSN 688 | | UIC: | 21029 | Status: | Active, in commission | | Fleet: | U.S. ATLANTIC FLEET | Date Status Changed: | 07/27/1985 | | Homeport: | GROTON, CT | Maintenance Category: | | | Berth: | | Force: | Battle Force | Builder: | General Dynamics Corp. | | MILESTONE DATES | Award Date: | 04/16/1979 | | Commission Date: | 07/27/1985 | Keel Date: | 10/14/1982 | | Inactivation Date: | | Launch Date: | 08/04/1984 | | Decommission Date: | | Age (since Launch) | 33.7 | | Years from Commission to Decommission: | | Delivery Date: | 06/26/1985 | | In-Service Date: | | Age (since Delivery) | 32.8 | | Out of Service Date: | | | | | Stricken Date: | | | PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS | Overall Length: | 362 ft | | Waterline Length: | | Extreme Beam: | 33 ft | | Waterline Beam: | | Max Navigational Draft: | 31 ft | | Draft Limit: | | Light Displacement: | 5781 tons | | Full Displacement: | 6184 tons | Dead Weight: | 403 tons | | Hull Material: | | Steel hull, steel superstructure. | No. of Propellers: | 1 | | No. of Waterjets: | | | Propulsion Type: | | Steam Turbine (Nuclear) | Accommodations: | Officers: | 12 | | | Enlisted: | 98 | | | PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS | Custodian: | | US NAVY | Planning Yard: | | Huntington Ingalls Industries - Newport News Shipbuilding | Nuclear Planning Yard: | | Electric Boat Div., General Dynamics, Groton, CT | Ships Program Manager: | 392 | | Comments: | | Last Updated: | 03/08/2018 | | | | To learn more about current U.S. Navy ship types visit: | | |