Name USS New York City Awarded 24 January 1972 Commissioned 3 March 1979 Construction started 15 December 1973 Length 110 m Builder General Dynamics | Namesake City of New York Laid down 15 December 1973 Decommissioned 30 April 1997 Launched 18 June 1977 Beam 10 m | |
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USS New York City (SSN-696), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the only warship of the United States Navy to be named specifically for New York City, as distinct from the U.S. state.
History
The contract to build New York City was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 24 January 1972 and her keel was laid down on 15 December 1973. She was launched on 18 June 1977 sponsored by Mrs. James R. Schlesinger, delivered to the Navy on 23 January 1979, and commissioned on 3 March 1979 with Commander James A. Ross in command.
New York City was decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 30 April 1997 and entered the Ship-Submarine Recycling Program at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, in Kittery, Maine.