USS Indianapolis (SSN-697)
.jpg) Indianapolis in harbour
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Indianapolis |
| Awarded | 24 January 1972 |
| Builder | General Dynamics Corporation |
| Laid down | 19 October 1974 |
| Launched | 30 July 1977 |
| Commissioned | 5 January 1980 |
| Decommissioned | 22 December 1998 |
| Stricken | 22 December 1998 |
| Fate | To be disposed of by submarine recycling. Sail resides at memorial at Indiana Military Museum. |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Los Angeles-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 110.3 m (361 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Draft | 9.7 m (31 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion | S6G nuclear reactor with D1G Core 2 Reactor, 148 MW |
| Complement | 12 officers, 98 enlisted |
| Armament | 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
The third USS Indianapolis (SSN-697), a
launched on 30 July 1977 sponsored by Esther Debra Bray (née Taylor), wife of former Congressman William G. Bray, and commissioned
on 5 January 1980.
When Indianapolis was commissioned, many survivors of the
Battle Efficiency E and a Navy Unit Commendation
. Both were the first time the submarine had received such awards in her 18-year history.
As a result of the ending of the
Peace Dividend
", the boat was inactivated in 1998, only 18 years into her 30-year life.
The sail and other parts of Indianapolis (SSN 697) were dedicated as a memorial at the Indiana Military Museum in Vincennes, Indiana, on June 8, 2019. Attendees at the commemoration ceremony included former crewmen and officers of the boat.[1]
References
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register and various press releases.
- ^ "USS Indianapolis Dedicated at Indiana Military Museum – WBIW". WBIW. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2019.