USS Seadragon (SSN-584)

History
United States
NameUSS Seadragon
Awarded29 September 1955
BuilderPortsmouth Naval Shipyard
Laid down20 June 1956
Launched16 August 1958
Commissioned5 December 1959
Decommissioned12 June 1984
Stricken30 April 1986
FateSubmarine recycling program
General characteristics
Class and typeSkate-class submarine
Displacement
  • 2,580 long tons (2,620 t) surfaced
  • 2,861 long tons (2,907 t) submerged
Length268 ft (82 m)
Beam25 ft (7.6 m)
Draft22 ft 5 in (6.83 m)
PropulsionS4W reactor plant (S3W reactor)
Speed20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h)+
Complement95 officers and men
Armament8 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes (6 forward, 2 aft)

USS Seadragon (SSN-584), a Skate-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the seadragon, a name for some types of seahorse. She was a nuclear-powered submarine.