USS Sea Devil (SSN-664)

USS Sea Devil (SSN-664)
USS Sea Devil (SSN-664), in the Cooper River heading to her sea trials after overhaul in Charleston, SC in 1983
History
United States
NameUSS Sea Devil
NamesakeThe sea devil (Manta birostria), also known as the manta ray and devil ray
Ordered28 May 1964
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia
Laid down12 April 1966
Launched5 October 1967
Sponsored byMrs. Ignatius J. Galantin
Commissioned30 January 1969
Decommissioned16 October 1991
Stricken16 October 1991
FateScrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program begun 1 March 1998, completed 7 September 1999
General characteristics
Class and typeSturgeon-class attack submarine
Displacement
  • 3,860 long tons (3,922 t) light
  • 4,268 long tons (4,336 t) full
  • 408 long tons (415 t) dead
Length292 ft 3 in (89.08 m)
Beam31 ft 8 in (9.65 m)
Draft28 ft 8 in (8.74 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 feet (400 meters)
Complement108
Armament4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Sea Devil (SSN-664), a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sea devil (Manta birostria), also known as the manta ray or devil ray, the largest of all living rays, noted for power and endurance.