USS Philadelphia (SSN-690)

USS Philadelphia
History
United States
NameUSS Philadelphia
NamesakePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Awarded8 January 1971
BuilderGeneral Dynamics Corporation
Laid down12 August 1972
Launched19 October 1974
Sponsored byMrs. Marian Huntington Scott
Commissioned25 June 1977
Decommissioned25 June 2010
In service33 years
Stricken25 June 2010
HomeportGroton, Connecticut
Identification
Motto
  • "Philly Delivers"
  • "Whatever It Takes"
  • "Finish Strong"
Nickname(s)Philly
Honors &
awards
StatusStricken, to be disposed of by submarine recycling
Badge
General characteristics
Class & typeLos Angeles-class submarine
Displacement
  • 5,705 tons light
  • 6,075 tons full
  • 370 tons dead
Length110.3 m (361 ft 11 in)
Beam10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draft9.7 m (31 ft 10 in)
PropulsionS6G nuclear reactor, 2 turbines, 35,000 hp (26 MW), 1 auxiliary motor 325 hp (242 kW), 1 shaft
Speed
  • 15 knots (28 km/h) surfaced
  • 32 knots (59 km/h) submerged
Test depth290 m (950 ft)
Complement12 Officers; 98 Enlisted
Armament

USS Philadelphia (SSN-690), a Los Angeles-class attack submarine, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Philadelphia.