USS Guitarro (SSN-665)

USS Guitarro (SSN-665) off San Francisco, California
History
United States
NameUSS Guitarro
NamesakeThe guitarro, a ray of the guitarfish family
Ordered18 December 1964
BuilderMare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California
Laid down9 December 1965
Launched27 July 1968
Sponsored byMrs. John M. Taylor
Commissioned9 September 1972
Decommissioned29 May 1992
Stricken29 May 1992
Nickname(s)"Mare Island Mud Puppy"
FateScrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program completed 18 October 1994
General characteristics
Class & typeSturgeon-class submarine
Displacement
  • 3,860 long tons (3,922 t) light
  • 4,268 long tons (4,336 t) full
  • 408 long tons (415 t) dead
Length292 ft 3 in (89.08 m)
Beam31 ft 8 in (9.65 m)
Draft28 ft 8 in (8.74 m)
Installed power15,000 shaft horsepower (11.2 megawatts)
PropulsionOne S5W nuclear reactor, two steam turbines, one screw
Speed
  • 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced
  • 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) submerged
Test depth1,300 feet (400 meters)
Complement108
Armament4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Guitarro (SSN-665), a Sturgeon-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the guitarro, a ray of the guitarfish family.

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