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GATO (SSN 615)

SUBMARINE (NUCLEAR-POWERED)

UIC:05126
Class:SSN 594 Fleet:
Status:Disposed of by submarine recycling Homeport:
Date status changed:11/01/1996 Berth:
Maintenance Category:
Force: MARAD Type:
Builder: GENERAL DYN/GROTON
Delivery Date:01/25/1968
Award Date:06/09/1960 Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal):28.8 years
Keel Date:12/15/1961 Commission Date:01/25/1968
Launch Date:05/14/1964 Inactivation Date:
Age (since launch)(At time of disposal)32.5 years Decommission Date:04/25/1996
Years from Commission to Decommission: 28.2
Stricken Date: 04/25/1996

Overall Length: 292 ft Waterline Length:0 ft
Extreme Beam:32 ft Waterline Beam:0 ft
Maximum Navigational Draft:28 ft Draft Limit:0 ft
Light Displacement:3964 tons Full Displacement:4242 tons
Dead Weight:278 tons
Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure.
Number of Propellers: 1
Number of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type: Steam Turbine (Nuclear)
Accommodations: Officers: 14 Enlisted: 90

Custodian:PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD, BREMERTON, WA (NAVSHIPYD) Ships Program Manager:
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Last updated 03/01/1999
 

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