USS Sculpin (SSN-590)

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

USS Sculpin (SSN-590), underway in the Gulf of Mexico during her alpha trials, 9-1-1961.
History
United States
NameUSS Sculpin
Ordered18 January 1957
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding
Laid down3 February 1958
Launched31 March 1960
Commissioned1 June 1961
Decommissioned3 August 1990
Stricken30 August 1990
Motto"Videte eos prius" - "See 'em first"
FateEntered the Submarine Recycling Program on 1 October 2000
General characteristics
Class and typeSkipjack-class submarine
Displacement
  • 2,830 long tons (2,880 t) surfaced
  • 3,500 long tons (3,600 t) submerged
Length251 ft 8 in (76.71 m)
Beam31 ft 7.75 in (9.6457 m)
Draft28 ft (8.5 m)
Propulsion
  • 1 × S5W reactor
  • 2 × Westinghouse steam turbines, 15,000 shp (11 MW)
  • 1 shaft
Speed
  • 15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h) surfaced
  • More than 30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h) submerged
Test depth700 ft (210 m)
Complement118
Sensors and
processing systems
  • BPS-12 radar
  • BQR-21 sonar
  • BQR-2 passive sonar
  • BQS-4 (modified) active/passive sonar
Armament6 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Sculpin (SSN-590), a Skipjack-class nuclear-powered submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sculpin.