uss santa fe (ssn-763)

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warded:	21 March 1986
aid down:	9 July 1991
aunched:	12 December 1992
ommissioned:	8 January 1994
tatus:
omeport:	Pearl Harbor
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isplacement:	6000 tons light, 6927 tons full, 927 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 Santa Fe (SSN-763), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Santa Fe, New Mexico. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 21 March 1986 and her keel was laid down on 9 July 1991. She was launched on 12 December 1992 sponsored by Mrs. Joy Johnson, and commissioned on 8 January 1994, with Commander Richard Krull in command.

at least ten years of history go here

See USS Santa Fe 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. Santa Fe

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