Sturgeon class submarine

The Sturgeon-class attack submarine (SSN) were the "ships of the line" of the submarine attack fleet throughout the Cold War. They were phased out in the 1990s and early 21st century in favor of the Los Angeles and Seawolf classes.

Table of contents

1 General Characteristics
2 Ships

2.1 Homeported at the Naval Submarine Base, Norfolk, Virginia
2.2 Decommissioned Ships

General Characteristics

Displacement: 4,960 tons submerged
Length: 292 feet
Beam: 32 feet
Propulsion: S5W reactor
Speed: 25+ knots submerged
Depth: Greater than 800 feet
Complement: 107
Armament: Four torpedo tubes

Ships

Homeported at the Naval Submarine Base, Norfolk, Virginia

Decommissioned Ships

USS Sand Lance (SSN 660) Decommissioned 7 August 1998
USS Trepang (SSN 674) Decommissioned 1 June 1999
USS Billfish (SSN 676) Decommissioned 1 July 1999
USS L. Mendel Rivers (SSN 686) Decommissioned 10 May 2003