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RICHARD B. RUSSELL (SSN 687)

SUBMARINE (NUCLEAR-POWERED)

UIC:20642
Class:SSN 637 Fleet:
Status:Disposed of by submarine recycling Homeport:
Date status changed:01/03/2003 Berth:
Maintenance Category:
Force: MARAD Type:
Builder: NEWPORT NEWS/NEWPT
Delivery Date:08/12/1975
Award Date:07/25/1969 Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal):27.4 years
Keel Date:10/19/1971 Commission Date:08/16/1975
Launch Date:01/12/1974 Inactivation Date:
Age (since launch)(At time of disposal)29.0 years Decommission Date:06/24/1994
Years from Commission to Decommission: 18.9
Stricken Date: 06/24/1994

Overall Length: 298 ft Waterline Length:
Extreme Beam: Waterline Beam:
Maximum Navigational Draft: Draft Limit:
Light Displacement:4364 tons Full Displacement:
Dead Weight:
Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure.
Number of Propellers: 1
Propulsion Type:
Accommodations: Officers: Enlisted:

Custodian: Ships Program Manager:
Planning Yard:

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