USS Bremerton (SSN-698)
Bremerton pulling into port | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Bremerton |
| Namesake | Bremerton, Washington |
| Awarded | 24 January 1972 |
| Builder | General Dynamics Corporation |
| Laid down | 8 May 1976 |
| Launched | 22 July 1978 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Helen Jackson |
| Commissioned | 28 March 1981 |
| Decommissioned | 21 May 2021 |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Los Angeles-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 110.3 m (361 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Draft | 9.7 m (31 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion | S6G nuclear reactor |
| Complement | 12 officers, 98 enlisted |
| Armament | 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS Bremerton (SSN-698), a Los Angeles-class submarine, is the second vessel of the United States Navy to be named for Bremerton, Washington. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 24 January 1972 and her keel was laid down on 8 May 1976. She was launched on 22 July 1978 sponsored by Mrs. Helen Jackson (née Hardin), wife of Henry M. Jackson, and commissioned on 28 March 1981.