USS Pintado (SSN-672)
USS Pintado (SSN-672) off San Diego, California, on 28 March 1977, with the Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle DSRV-1 Mystic mounted behind her sail. | |
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| United States | |
| Name | Pintado |
| Namesake | The pintado, a large mackerel-like fish |
| Awarded | 29 December 1965 |
| Builder | Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California |
| Laid down | 27 October 1967 |
| Launched | 16 August 1969 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Bernard A. Clarey |
| Commissioned | 11 September 1971 |
| Decommissioned | 26 February 1998 |
| Stricken | 26 February 1998 |
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| Honors & awards | Navy Unit Commendation (1981) |
| Fate | Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program, completed 27 October 1998 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Sturgeon-class attack submarine |
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| Length | 292 ft 3 in (89.08 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m) |
| Draft | 28 ft 8 in (8.74 m) |
| Installed power | 15,000 shp (11,000 kW) |
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| Test depth | 1,300 ft (400 m) |
| Complement | 109 (14 officers, 95 enlisted personnel ) |
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USS Pintado (SSN-672), a short hull Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pintado, a large mackerel-like fish, whose elongated spots suggested the Spanish language word meaning "painted."