USS Glenard P. Lipscomb
USS Glenard P. Lipscomb | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | USS Glenard P. Lipscomb |
| Namesake | Glenard P. Lipscomb (1915–1970) |
| Awarded | 16 December 1968 |
| Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| Laid down | 5 June 1971 |
| Launched | 4 August 1973 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Glenard P. Lipscomb |
| Commissioned | 21 December 1974 |
| Decommissioned | 11 July 1990 |
| Stricken | 11 July 1990 |
| Identification | SSN-685 |
| Nickname(s) | "The Lipscombfish / Glenny P" |
| Fate | Entered Ship-Submarine Recycling Program 1997 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Nuclear submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 365 ft (111 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m) |
| Propulsion | S5W reactor |
| Speed |
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| Test depth | 1,300 ft (400 m) |
| Complement | 12 officers, 109 men |
| Armament | 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
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USS Glenard P. Lipscomb (SSN-685) was a unique nuclear-powered attack submarine of the United States Navy.
The submarine was named after Glenard P. Lipscomb, who served as a representative from California's 24th congressional district from 1953 until his death in 1970.