USS Buffalo (SSN-715)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Buffalo |
| Namesake | Buffalo, New York |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding |
| Laid down | 25 January 1980 |
| Launched | 8 May 1982 |
| Sponsored by | Joanne Kemp |
| Acquired | 27 October 1983 |
| Commissioned | 5 November 1983 |
| Decommissioned | 30 January 2019 |
| Out of service | 30 September 2017 |
| Stricken | 30 January 2019 |
| Homeport | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington |
| Nickname(s) | Silent Thunder |
| Status | Pending disposal |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Los Angeles-class submarine |
| Type | Nuclear attack submarine |
| Displacement | 5771 tons light, 6142 tons full, 371 tons dead |
| Length | 362 ft (110 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 GE 165 MW S6G PWR nuclear reactor, 2 turbines 35,000 hp (26 MW), 1 auxiliary motor 325 hp (242 kW), 1 shaft |
| Speed |
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| Range | Unlimited |
| Endurance | 90 days |
| Test depth | 800 ft (240 m) |
| Complement | 12 officers, 98 men |
| Armament | 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS Buffalo (SSN-715) was a Los Angeles-class submarine, the second vessel that actively served the United States Navy to be named for Buffalo, New York (another USS Buffalo was named for the animal). The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 23 February 1976, and her keel was laid down on 25 January 1980. She was launched on 8 May 1982 sponsored by Mrs. Joanne Kemp, wife of former Buffalo Bills quarterback and New York's 31st congressional district representative Jack Kemp, who was credited with winning approval to name the ship after the city in his district. Buffalo was commissioned on 5 November 1983, with Commander G. Michael Hewitt in command. Buffalo was decommissioned on 30 January 2019 after 35 years of service.