Name USS Baltimore Laid down 21 May 1979 Decommissioned 10 July 1998 Launched 13 December 1980 Beam 10 m | Awarded 31 October 1973 Commissioned 24 July 1982 Construction started 21 May 1979 Length 110 m Builder General Dynamics | |
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Sponsored by the Honorable Marjorie S. Holt | ||
USS Baltimore (SSN-704), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Baltimore, Maryland. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 31 October 1973 and her keel was laid down on 21 May 1979. She was launched on 13 December 1980 sponsored by Marjorie S. Holt, and commissioned on 24 July 1982 with Captain Michael D. Bradley in command. The vessel's logo was "From Sails to Atoms," as inscribed on the ships original plaque.
Baltimore was decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 10 July 1998. Ex-Baltimore is scheduled to be disposed of through the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program in Bremerton, Washington.