USS Santa Fe SSN 763 Captain on Naval Strategy, History & Future
USS Santa Fe (SSN-763) is a Los Angeles-class submarine, is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Santa Fe, New Mexico. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 21 March 1986 and her keel was laid down on 9 July 1991.
She was launched on 12 December 1992 sponsored by Mrs. Joy Johnson, and commissioned on 8 January 1994, with Commander Rodger P. Krull in command.
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| USS SANTA FE (SSN 763) | ||||
| SUBMARINE (NUCLEAR-POWERED) | ||||
| VESSEL STATUS | ||||
| Class: | SSN 688 | UIC: | 21693 | |
| Status: | Active, in commission | Fleet: | U.S. PACIFIC FLEET | |
| Date status Changed: | 01/08/1994 | Homeport: | PORTSMOUTH, NH | |
| Maintenance Category: | Berth: | |||
| Force: | Battle Force | |||
| Builder: | General Dynamics Electric Boat | |||
| MILESTONE DATES | ||||
| Award Date: | 03/21/1986 | Commission Date: | 01/08/1994 | |
| Keel Date: | 07/09/1991 | Inactivation Date: | ||
| Launch Date: | 12/12/1992 | Decommission Date: | ||
| Age (since Launch) | 28.3 | Years from Commission to Decommission: | ||
| Delivery Date: | 11/18/1993 | InService Date: | ||
| Age (since Delivery) | 27.3 | Out Service Date: | ||
| Stricken Date: | ||||
| PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS | ||||
| Overall Length: | 362 ft | Waterline Length: | ||
| Extreme Beam: | 33 ft | Waterline Beam: | ||
| Max Navigational Draft: | 31 ft | Draft Limit: | ||
| Light Displacement: | 6000 tons | Full Displacement: | 6927 tons | |
| Dead Weight: | 927 tons | |||
| Hull Material: | Steel hull, steel superstructure. | |||
| No. of Propellers: | 1 | |||
| No. of Waterjets: | ||||
| Propulsion Type: | Steam Turbine (Nuclear) | |||
| Accommodations: | Officers: | 12 | ||
| Enlisted: | 98 | |||
| PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS | ||||
| Custodian: | US NAVY | |||
| Planning Yard: | Huntington Ingalls Industries – Newport News Shipbuilding | |||
| Nuclear Planning Yard: | General Dynamics Electric Boat | |||
| Ships Program Manager: | PMS 392 | |||
| Comments: | ||||
| Last Updated: | 12/05/2019 | |||
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