USS Pogy (SSN-647)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Pogy.

USS Pogy (SSN-647)
USS Pogy (SSN-647)
History
United States
NameUSS Pogy (SSN-647)
NamesakeThe pogy
Awarded23 March 1963
Builder
Laid down5 May 1964
Launched3 June 1967
Sponsored byMrs. George Wales
Commissioned15 May 1971
Decommissioned11 June 1999
Stricken11 June 1999
HomeportFinal Homeport San Diego, CA
MottoNo Ka ʻOi "The best"
Honors and
awards		Various Unit Commendations, Expeditionary and Battle Efficiency Awards
FateScrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program completed 12 April 2000
General characteristics
Class and typeSturgeon-class submarine
Displacement
  • 3,975 long tons (4,039 t) light
  • 4,263 long tons (4,331 t) full
  • 288 long tons (293 t) dead
Length292 ft (89 m)
Beam32 ft (9.8 m)
Draft29 ft (8.8 m)
Installed power15,000 shaft horsepower (11.2 megawatts)
PropulsionOne S5W nuclear reactor, two steam turbines, one screw
Speed
  • 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced
  • 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) submerged
Test depth1,300 ft (396 m)
Complement14 officers, 95 men
Armament4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

Mark 48 torpedoes

UGM-84A/C Harpoon missiles

Mark 60 CAPTOR mines

Mark 61 mines

Mark 67 Submarine Launched Mobile Mines

Various small arms and grenade launchers

USS Pogy (SSN-647), a Sturgeon-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pogy, or menhaden.