USS Indianapolis (SSN-697)

The Indianapolis in Subic Bay
Overview
Order	January 24, 1972
Keel laying	19th October 1974
Launch	July 30, 1977
1. Period of service
Commissioning	5th January 1980
Decommissioning	December 22, 1998
Whereabouts	Canceled
Technical specifications
displacement	6300 tons surfaced, 7100 tons submerged
length	110.3 m
width	10 m
Draft	9.7 m
Diving depth	approx. 300 m
crew	12 officers, 115 men
drive	An S6G reactor
speed	30+ knots
Armament	4 533 mm torpedo tubes

The USS Indianapolis (SSN-697) was a nuclear-powered submarine of the United States Navy and is part of the Los Angeles-class submarine to. It was named after the city of Indianapolis in the state of Indiana .

history

SSN-697 was commissioned in early 1972 and was laid down at Electric Boat in October 1974 . After a construction time of just under three years, the boat was launched in July 1977 and was christened. Godmother was the wife of William G. Bray , a member of the United States House of Representatives for Indiana. In early 1980 the Indianapolis was officially put into service.

After a service period of almost exactly 19 years, the nuclear fuel in the boat's nuclear reactor should have been replaced. However, since the Indianapolis belonged to the first construction lot of its class and, unlike newer boats, had no vertical launching system , the money for the overhaul and annual operating costs were saved and the boat was decommissioned. The boat is currently moored in Pearl Harbor , Hawaii and is being recycled in the Ship-Submarine Recycling Program at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard . The down elevator is being kept for the Indiana Military Museum in Vincennes, Indiana.

Web links

Commons : USS Indianapolis (SSN-697)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Side former crew members (Engl.)
• Entry in the Naval Vessel Register (Engl.)