USS Glenard P. Lipscomb
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USS Glenard P. Lipscomb
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History | |
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Name | USS Glenard P. Lipscomb |
Namesake | Glenard P. Lipscomb (1915–1970) |
Awarded | 16 December 1968 |
Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
Laid down | 5 June 1971 |
Launched | 4 August 1973 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Glenard P. Lipscomb |
Commissioned | 21 December 1974 |
Decommissioned | 11 July 1990 |
Stricken | 11 July 1990 |
Identification | SSN-685 |
Nickname(s) | "The Lipscombfish / Glenny P" |
Fate | Entered Ship-Submarine Recycling Program 1997 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Nuclear submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 365 ft (111 m) |
Beam | 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m) |
Propulsion | S5W reactor |
Speed |
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Test depth | 1,300 ft (400 m) |
Complement | 12 officers, 109 men |
Armament | 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS Glenard P. Lipscomb (SSN-685) was a unique nuclear-powered attack submarine of the United States Navy.
The submarine was named after Glenard P. Lipscomb, who served as a representative from California's 24th congressional district from 1953 until his death in 1970.
Design
Glenard P. Lipscomb was developed under project
Construction
Construction of Glenard P. Lipscomb began on 5 June 1971 at the
Career
Glenard P. Lipscomb deployed to the North Atlantic in the fall of 1976, followed immediately by a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea in the winter and spring of 1977. The boat was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation.[citation needed]
The submarine deployed to the North Atlantic in the winter and spring of 1978. Glenard P. Lipscomb was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation. She deployed to the Mediterranean Sea in the winter and spring of 1979.[citation needed]
Glenard P. Lipscomb was awarded the Commander, Submarine Development Squadron Twelve, Battle Efficiency [White] "E" and Engineering Excellence [Red] "E" for Fiscal Years 1977, 1978 under the command of Commander Robert B. Wilkinson and 1979, and 1980 under the command of Commander Thomas Robertson.[citation needed]
In 1987, she was involved in a collision with a
Glenard P. Lipscomb was
See also
Other submarines with unique silencing features
References
Notes
Sources
- Friedman, Norman (1994). U.S. Submarines Since 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. ISBN 1-55750-260-9.
- Polmar, Norman; Moore, K. J. (2003). Cold War Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines. Dulles, Virginia: Potomac. ISBN 978-1-57488-594-1.
- Roberts, Stephen S. "U.S. Navy Ship Design Project Numbers, 1946-1979 ("SCB Numbers")" Accessed 11 October 2022.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS Glenard P. Lipscomb (SSN-685) at NavSource Naval History