USS Salt Lake City (SSN-716)
_underway_at_sea,_in_1984_(6443295).jpg) USS Salt Lake City
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Salt Lake City |
| Namesake | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Ordered | 15 September 1977 |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company |
| Laid down | 26 August 1980 |
| Launched | 16 October 1982 |
| Commissioned | 12 May 1984 |
| Decommissioned | 15 January 2006 |
| Stricken | 15 January 2006 |
| Fate | Stricken, to be disposed of by submarine recycling |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Los Angeles-class submarine |
| Displacement | 5747 tons light, 6098 tons full, 351 tons dead |
| Length | 110.3 m (362 ft) |
| Beam | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Draft | 9.7 m (32 ft) |
| Propulsion | one S6G reactor |
| Range | Unlimited distance; 20–25 years |
| Complement | 12 officers, 98 enlisted |
USS Salt Lake City (SSN-716), a
launched on 16 October 1982 sponsored by Mrs. Kathleen Garn, and commissioned
on 12 May 1984.
Actor Scott Glenn trained aboard, and was installed as (honorary) commander for a brief time, aboard Salt Lake City in preparation for his part as Bart Mancuso, Captain of USS Dallas in the film The Hunt for Red October.
Salt Lake City was featured in
The History Channel's Mail Call when R. Lee Ermey
answered viewer questions about life inside a submarine.
On 22 October 2004, Salt Lake City returned from a deployment with the
Oahu, Hawaii
.
Salt Lake City conducted an inactivation ceremony in San Diego on 26 October 2005, then departed for a transit under the polar ice. On 15 January 2006 she was
decommissioned at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Over a year later, the hulk was taken under tow, arriving on 8 May 2007 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, where she will be recycled
and scrapped.
Awards
Salt Lake City earned numerous awards during her eight full deployments, including three Battle "E"
Battle Efficiency Awards, two Navy Unit Commendations, and four Meritorious Unit Commendations
.
- 29 May 2005 – 7 July 2005 – Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation
- 1 July 2003 – 31 December 2004 – Meritorious Unit Commendation *Awarded to units assigned to Carrier Strike Group 7
- 1 April 2004 – 31 October 2004 – Meritorious Unit Commendation
- 1 January 2002 – 31 December 2002 – Navy E Ribbon
- 1 March 2000 – 31 August 2000 – Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation
- 1 January 1999 – 31 December 1999 – Navy E Ribbon
- 1 September 1998 – 1 December 1998 – Meritorious Unit Commendation
- 2 January 1997 – 24 February 1997 – Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
- 1 March 1992 – 1 March 1995 – Meritorious Unit Commendation *Awarded to units assigned to Submarine Squadron 3
- 1 October 1988 – 30 September 1989 – Navy E Ribbon
- 1 January 1988 – 1 July 1988 – Navy Unit Commendation
- 1 April 1986 – 1 October 1986 – Navy Unit Commendation
References
- Navy crew bids farewell to USS Salt Lake City
- USS Salt Lake City Retires from Active Duty at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 February 2012)
- U.S. Navy Unit Awards Database – USS Salt Lake City (SSN-716)
- This article includes information collected from the public domain sources Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships and Naval Vessel Register.