USS Sturgeon (SSN-637)

USS Sturgeon (SSN-637)
History
United States
NameSturgeon
NamesakeThe sturgeon
Ordered30 November 1961
BuilderGeneral Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down10 August 1963
Launched26 February 1966
Commissioned3 March 1967
Decommissioned1 August 1994
Stricken1 August 1994
Identification
Honors &
awards
FateScrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program, 11 December 1995
General characteristics
Class & typeSturgeon-class attack submarine
Displacement
  • 3,640 long tons (3,700 t) surfaced
  • 4,649 long tons (4,724 t) submerged
Length292 ft 3 in (89.08 m)
Beam31 ft 9 in (9.68 m)
Draft28 ft 8 in (8.74 m)
Installed power15,000 shp (11,185.5 kW)
Propulsion
  • 1 × S5W nuclear reactor
  • 2 × steam turbines
  • 1 × shaft
Speed28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Test depth1,300 ft (400 m)
Complement14 officers, 95 men
Armament

USS Sturgeon (SSN-637), was the lead ship of her class of nuclear-powered attack submarines. She was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sturgeon.

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