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U.S.S. NARWHAL
(SSN-671)WHEN EXPERIENCE COUNTS . . . SSN 671
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USS NARWHAL (SSN-671) - a Narwhal-class submarine
In Commission 1969 to 1999SSN-671 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a SSN-671 Shellback Initiation | Add a SSN-671 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | 1966 | - | Keel Date: 17 JAN 1966 at General Dynamics Electric Boat Groton CT | ||
| SEP | 1967 | - | Launch Date: 9 SEP 1967 | ||
| JUL | 1969 | - | Commissioned: 12 JUL 1969 | ||
| APR | 1971 | - | JUN | 1971 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| AUG | 1972 | - | OCT | 1972 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| JAN | 1975 | - | Shellback Initiation - 13 JAN 1975 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1978 | - | DEC | 1980 | Overhaul and Refueling Charleston Shipyard |
| FEB | 1979 | - | MAY | 1979 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| SEP | 1979 | - | JUL | 1983 | Overhaul charalston S.C |
| NOV | 1982 | - | APR | 1983 | Mediterranean |
| OCT | 1984 | - | DEC | 1984 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| SEP | 1985 | - | FEB | 1986 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1987 | - | APR | 1987 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| SEP | 1989 | - | SEP | 1989 | Dived to river bottom in Charleston Harbor due to Hurrican Hugo |
| JAN | 1994 | - | JUN | 1996 | Mediterranean |
| FEB | 1994 | - | AUG | 1994 | Mediterranean |
| JUL | 1999 | - | Decommissioned: 1 JUL 1999 | ||
SSN-671 General Specifications
Named for: Narwhal
Complement: 12 Officers and 95 Enlisted
Displacement: 4948 tons
Length: 314 feet
Beam: 33 feet
Draft: 31 feet
USS NARWHAL (SSN-671)
The third Narwhal was laid down 17 January 1966 by General Dynamics Corp.,
Groton, Conn.; launched 9 September 1967; sponsored by Mrs. Glynn R. Donaho;
and commissioned 12 July 1969, with Comdr. W. A. Matson, in command.
The Narwhal
is the largest straight nuclear-powered attack submarine yet built by the
U.S. Navy. She has a new type of reactor that will enable her to steam longer,
and further than any other submarine in existence. This new reactor
considerably reduces the noise level of a submarine and makes the Narwhal, at the time of commissioning,
the quietest submarine in the U.S. Naval service.
[Note: The above USS NARWHAL (SSN-671) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS NARWHAL (SSN-671), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]