USS Philadelphia (SSN-690)

	USS Philadelphia
History
United States
Name	USS Philadelphia
Namesake	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Awarded	8 January 1971
Builder	General Dynamics Corporation
Laid down	12 August 1972
Launched	19 October 1974
Sponsored by	Mrs. Marian Huntington Scott
Commissioned	25 June 1977
Decommissioned	25 June 2010
In service	33 years
Stricken	25 June 2010
Homeport	Groton, Connecticut
Identification	MMSI number: 369970215; Callsign: NSVS;
Motto	"Philly Delivers"; "Whatever It Takes"; "Finish Strong";
Nickname(s)	Philly
Honors and; awards	Navy Unit Commendation; 6 × Meritorious Unit Commendations; Navy E Ribbon; 4 × Navy Expeditionary Medals; 2 × National Defense Service Medals; Southwest Asia Service Medal;
Status	Stricken, to be disposed of by submarine recycling
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General characteristics
Class and type	Los Angeles-class submarine
Displacement	5,705 tons light; 6,075 tons full; 370 tons dead;
Length	110.3 m (361 ft 11 in)
Beam	10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draft	9.7 m (31 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	S6G nuclear reactor, 2 turbines, 35,000 hp (26 MW), 1 auxiliary motor 325 hp (242 kW), 1 shaft
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h) surfaced; 32 knots (59 km/h) submerged;
Test depth	290 m (950 ft)
Complement	12 Officers; 98 Enlisted
Armament	4 × 21 in (533 mm) bow tubes; BGM-109 Tomahawk; Mark 48 torpedo;

USS Philadelphia (SSN-690), a Los Angeles-class attack submarine, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Philadelphia.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Philadelphia". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
^ Myers, Steven. "USS Philadelphia "Finishes Strong" following 33-Year Service". public.navy.mil. US Navy Submarine Group 2 Public Affairs. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.