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{{Other ships|USS Sea Devil}} |
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|Ship fate= Scrapping via [[Ship and Submarine Recycling Program]] begun 1 March 1998, completed 7 September 1999 |
|Ship fate= Scrapping via [[Ship and Submarine Recycling Program]] begun 1 March 1998, completed 7 September 1999 |
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==Construction and commissioning== |
==Construction and commissioning== |
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[[Image:USS Sea Devil (SSN-664).jpg|300px|left|thumb|''Sea Devil'' off the [[Virginia Capes]] on 1 February 1991.]]The contract to build ''Sea Devil'' was awarded to [[Northrop Grumman Newport News|Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company]] in [[Newport News, Virginia|Newport News]], [[Virginia]]. on 28 May 1964, and her [[keel]] was laid down there on 12 April 1966. She was [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 5 October 1967, sponsored by Mrs. Ignatius J. Galantin, the wife of [[Admiral]] [[Ignatius J. Galantin|Ignatius J. "Pete" Galantin]] ( |
[[Image:USS Sea Devil (SSN-664).jpg|300px|left|thumb|''Sea Devil'' off the [[Virginia Capes]] on 1 February 1991.]]The contract to build ''Sea Devil'' was awarded to [[Northrop Grumman Newport News|Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company]] in [[Newport News, Virginia|Newport News]], [[Virginia]]. on 28 May 1964, and her [[keel]] was laid down there on 12 April 1966. The construction was fairly uneventful, except a short delay. She was [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 5 October 1967, sponsored by Mrs. Ignatius J. Galantin, the wife of [[Admiral]] [[Ignatius J. Galantin|Ignatius J. "Pete" Galantin]] (1910-2004), and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 30 January 1969. She went under sea trials on 26 January after several finishing touches. |
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==Service history== |
==Service history== |
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''Sea Devil'' was assigned to [[Submarine Division 62]] at [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]], Virginia. She operated out of Norfolk into at least 1977. |
''Sea Devil'' was assigned to [[Submarine Division 62]] at [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]], Virginia. She operated out of Norfolk into at least 1977. She was assigned to Submarine Squadron 4 in Charleston SC from the mid-1980s until her decommissioning in 1991. She was a 637 class fast attack hunter killer. She also surfaced multiple times through the ice in the arctic. She usually patrolled the far north Atlantic, monitoring Russian vessels and ports. It went on several submarine stalking missions, watching Russian submarines carefully. It eventually became outdated and was taken out of service for repairs in 1981. |
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{{Expand section|history from 1969 to 1991|date=January 2010}} |
{{Expand section|history from 1969 to 1991|date=January 2010}} |
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==Decommissioning and disposal== |
==Decommissioning and disposal== |
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''Sea Devil'' was [[Ship decommissioning|decommissioned]] on 16 October 1991 and stricken from the [[Naval Vessel Register]] the same day. Her scrapping via the Nuclear-Powered [[Ship and Submarine Recycling Program]] at [[Puget Sound Naval Shipyard]] in [[Bremerton, Washington|Bremerton]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], began on 1 March 1998 and was completed on 7 September 1999. |
''Sea Devil'' was [[Ship decommissioning|decommissioned]] on 16 October 1991 and stricken from the [[Naval Vessel Register]] the same day. Her scrapping via the Nuclear-Powered [[Ship and Submarine Recycling Program]] at [[Puget Sound Naval Shipyard]] in [[Bremerton, Washington|Bremerton]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], began on 1 March 1998 and was completed on 7 September 1999. The nuclear fuel was stored there until 2001 and then was transferred to [[Naval Reactors Facility|The Naval Reactors Facility]] in Idaho. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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*{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/s/sea-devil-ssn-664.html}} |
*{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/s/sea-devil-ssn-664.html}} |
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*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08664.htm NavSource Online: Submarine Photo Archive Sea Devil (SSN-664)] |
*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08664.htm NavSource Online: Submarine Photo Archive Sea Devil (SSN-664)] |
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![]() USS Sea Devil (SSN-664), in the Cooper River heading to her sea trials after overhaul in Charleston, SC in 1983 | |
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Name | USS Sea Devil |
Namesake | The sea devil (Manta birostria), also known as the manta ray and devil ray |
Ordered | 28 May 1964 |
Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia |
Laid down | 12 April 1966 |
Launched | 5 October 1967 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Ignatius J. Galantin |
Commissioned | 30 January 1969 |
Decommissioned | 16 October 1991 |
Stricken | 16 October 1991 |
Fate | Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program begun 1 March 1998, completed 7 September 1999 |
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Class and type | Sturgeon-class attack submarine |
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Length | 292 ft 3 in (89.08 m) |
Beam | 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m) |
Draft | 28 ft 8 in (8.74 m) |
Installed power | 15,000 shaft horsepower (11.2 megawatts) |
Propulsion | One S5W nuclear reactor, two steam turbines, one screw |
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Test depth | 1,300 feet (400 meters) |
Complement | 108 |
Armament | 4 × 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.
The contract to build Sea Devil was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock CompanyinNewport News, Virginia. on 28 May 1964, and her keel was laid down there on 12 April 1966. The construction was fairly uneventful, except a short delay. She was launched on 5 October 1967, sponsored by Mrs. Ignatius J. Galantin, the wife of Admiral Ignatius J. "Pete" Galantin (1910-2004), and commissioned on 30 January 1969. She went under sea trials on 26 January after several finishing touches.
Sea Devil was assigned to Submarine Division 62atNorfolk, Virginia. She operated out of Norfolk into at least 1977. She was assigned to Submarine Squadron 4 in Charleston SC from the mid-1980s until her decommissioning in 1991. She was a 637 class fast attack hunter killer. She also surfaced multiple times through the ice in the arctic. She usually patrolled the far north Atlantic, monitoring Russian vessels and ports. It went on several submarine stalking missions, watching Russian submarines carefully. It eventually became outdated and was taken out of service for repairs in 1981.
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Sea Devil was decommissioned on 16 October 1991 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register the same day. Her scrapping via the Nuclear-Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling ProgramatPuget Sound Naval ShipyardinBremerton, Washington, began on 1 March 1998 and was completed on 7 September 1999. The nuclear fuel was stored there until 2001 and then was transferred to The Naval Reactors Facility in Idaho.
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