USS Archerfish (SSN-678)

USS Archerfish (SSN-678)
History
United States
NameUSS Archerfish
NamesakeThe archerfish (Toxotidae Toxotes)
Ordered25 June 1968
BuilderElectric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down19 June 1969
Launched16 January 1971
Sponsored byMiss Mary Conover Warner
Commissioned17 December 1971
Decommissioned31 March 1998
Stricken31 March 1998
FateScrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program completed 6 November 1998
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General characteristics
Class & typeSturgeon-class attack submarine
Displacement
  • 3,978 long tons (4,042 t) light
  • 4,270 long tons (4,339 t) full
  • 292 long tons (297 t) dead
Length302 ft 3 in (92.13 m)
Beam31 ft 8 in (9.65 m)
Draft28 ft 8 in (8.74 m)
Installed power15,000 shaft horsepower (11.2 megawatts)
PropulsionOne S5W nuclear reactor, two steam turbines, one screw
Speed
  • Over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) surfaced
  • over 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) submerged
RangeUnlimited
Test depth1,320 feet (400 meters)
Complement112 (14 officers, 98 enlisted men)
Armament

USS Archerfish (SSN-678), a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the archerfish, a family (Toxotidae) of fish notable for their habit of preying on insects and other animals by shooting them down with squirts of water from the mouth.

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