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U.S.S. SILVERSIDES
(SSN-679)THE 100TH NUCLEAR POWERED BOAT
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USS SILVERSIDES (SSN-679) - a Sturgeon-class attack submarine
In Commission 1972 to 1994SSN-679 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a SSN-679 Shellback Initiation | Add a SSN-679 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCT | 1969 | - | Keel Date: 13 OCT 1969 at Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation | ||
| JUN | 1971 | - | Launch Date: 4 JUN 1971 | ||
| MAY | 1972 | - | Commissioned: 5 MAY 1972 | ||
| JUL | 1973 | - | FEB | 1974 | Mediterranean |
| AUG | 1974 | - | DEC | 1974 | North Atlantic |
| JUL | 1975 | - | NOV | 1975 | North Atlantic |
| APR | 1976 | - | JUL | 1976 | North Atlantic |
| JAN | 1977 | - | NOV | 1977 | Regular Overhaul |
| SEP | 1978 | - | MAR | 1979 | Mediterranean |
| MAY | 1980 | - | SEP | 1980 | North Atlantic |
| SEP | 1981 | - | DEC | 1981 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| OCT | 1981 | - | OCT | 1981 | North Pole |
| JUN | 1983 | - | NOV | 1983 | Mediterranean |
| OCT | 1983 | - | NOV | 1983 | Grenada |
| OCT | 1983 | - | NOV | 1983 | Mediterranean |
| MAR | 1984 | - | MAY | 1984 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| JAN | 1985 | - | FEB | 1985 | Panama Canal |
| JUL | 1987 | - | OCT | 1987 | North Atlantic |
| APR | 1988 | - | JUL | 1988 | North Atlantic |
| SEP | 1988 | - | DEC | 1988 | North Atlantic |
| SEP | 1989 | - | DEC | 1989 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| MAR | 1991 | - | JUL | 1991 | Desert Shield |
| JUL | 1994 | - | Decommissioned: 21 JUL 1994 | ||
SSN-679 General Specifications
Class: Sturgeon-class attack submarine
Named for: The silverside
Complement: 14 Officers and 95 Enlisted
Displacement: 3978 tons
Length: 292 feet 3 inches
Beam: 31 feet 8 inches
Flank Speed: 15 knots
Final Disposition: Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program begun 1 October 2000 completed 1 October 2001
USS SILVERSIDES (SSN-679)
The second Silversides (SSN-679) was laid down on 13
October 1969 by the General Dynamics Corp., Electric Boat Division,
Groton, Conn.; launched on 4 June 1971; sponsored by Mrs. John H.
Chafee, wife of the then Secretary of the Navy; and commissioned on 5 May 1972,
Comdr. John E. Allen in command.
Following shakedown in the Atlantic and Caribbean, Silversides
continued to operate in the Atlantic, home-ported at
Charleston, S.C., into 1974.
[Note: The above USS SILVERSIDES (SSN-679) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS SILVERSIDES (SSN-679), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]