USS Tunny (SSN-682)

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History
United States
Name	USS Tunny
Namesake	The tunny, any of several oceanic fishes resembling the tuna
Ordered	25 June 1968
Builder	Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi
Laid down	22 May 1970
Launched	10 June 1972
Sponsored by	Mrs. Lola Aiken
Commissioned	26 January 1974
Decommissioned	13 March 1998
Stricken	13 March 1998
Homeport	Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Motto	Illegitimi non carborundum
Fate	Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program began 1 October 1997, completed 27 October 1998
General characteristics
Class and type	Sturgeon-class attack submarine
Displacement	4,460 long tons (4,532 t) surfaced 4,960 long tons (5,040 t) submerged
Length	302 ft (92 m)
Beam	31.7 ft (9.7 m)
Draft	29.2 ft (8.9 m)
Propulsion	S5W2 Nuclear Reactor 30,400 shp (23 MW) 1 shaft Steam (600 psi) NSFO
Speed	Approx. 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced Approx. 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) submerged
Test depth	1,300 feet (400 meters)
Complement	110
Armament	4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes Mark 48 torpedoes UGM-84A/C Harpoon missiles Tomahawk cruise missiles UUM-44A SUBROC missiles Naval mines

USS Tunny (SSN-682), a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the tunny, any of several oceanic fishes resembling the tuna.