uss key west (ssn-722)

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warded:	13 August 1981
aid down:	6 July 1983
aunched:	20 July 1985
ommissioned:	12 September 1987
ate:
omeport:	Pearl Harbor
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isplacement:	5799 tons light, 6206 tons full, 407 tons dead
ength:	110.3 meters (362 feet)
eam:	10 meters (33 feet)
raft:	9.4 meters (31 feet)
ropulsion:	one S6G reactor
omplement:	12 officers, 98 men

USS Key West (SSN-722), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Key West, Florida. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 13 August 1981 and her keel was laid down on 6 July 1983. She was launched on 20 July 1985 sponsored by Mrs. Virginia Conn, and commissioned on 12 September 1987 with Commander Warren Lipscomb, Jr. in command.

at least 17 years of history go here

See USS Key West for other ships of the same name.

References

This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register as well as various press releases and news stories. Key West

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