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USS Seawolf (SSN-21)

USS Seawolf (SSN-21), the lead ship of her class, is the fourth submarine of the United States Navy named for a solitary fish with strong, prominent teeth and projecting tusks that give it a savage look. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics and Newport News Shipbuilding on 9 January 1989. She was launched 24 June 1995 and commissioned 19 July 1997. She is homeported in Groton, Connecticut.

See USS Seawolf for other submarines of this name.

General Characteristics

  • Length: 353 feet
  • Beam: 40 feet
  • Draft: 36 feet
  • Displacement: 7568 tons light, 9137 tons full, 1569 tons dead
  • Accommodations: 15 officers, 101 enlisted



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