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{{short description|Submarine of the United States}}

''For other vessels of this name, see [[Sea devil#Marine vessels|Sea devil]].''

{{Other ships|USS Sea Devil}}

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|style="text-align: center" colspan="2"|[[Image:USS Sea Devil (SSN-664).jpg|300px|USS Sea Devil (SSN-664)]]</br>USS ''Sea Devil'' (SSN-664)

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{|{{Infobox ship begin}}

!style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy;"| Career

{{Infobox ship image

!style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy;"| {{USN flag|1991}}

|Ship image= [[Image:USS Sea Devil (SSN-664) 1968.jpg|300px|USS Sea Devil (SSN-664)]]

|-

|Ship caption=USS ''Sea Devil'' (SSN-664), in the Cooper River heading to her sea trials after overhaul in Charleston, SC in 1983

|Ordered:

}}

|[[28 May]] [[1964]]

{{Infobox ship career

|-

|Hide header=

|Laid down:

|Ship country=United States

|[[12 April]] [[1966]]

|Ship flag= {{USN flag|1991}}

|-

|Ship name= USS ''Sea Devil''

|Launched:

|Ship namesake=The sea devil (''Manta birostria''), also known as the [[manta ray]] and devil ray

|[[5 October]] [[1967]]

|Ship ordered= 28 May 1964

|-

|Ship awarded=

|Commissioned:

|Ship builder= [[Northrop Grumman Newport News|Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company]], [[Newport News, Virginia|Newport News]], [[Virginia]]

|[[30 January]] [[1969]]

|Ship original cost=

|-

|Ship yard number=

|Decommissioned:

|Ship way number=

|[[16 October]] [[1991]]

|Ship laid down= 12 April 1966

|-

|Ship launched= 5 October 1967

|Fate:

|Ship sponsor=Mrs. [[Ignatius J. Galantin]]

|submarine recycling

|Ship christened=

|-

|Ship completed=

|Stricken:

|Ship acquired=

|[[16 October]] [[1991]]

|Ship commissioned= 30 January 1969

|-

|Ship decommissioned= 16 October 1991

!colspan=2 style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy;"|General characteristics

|Ship in service=

|-

|Ship out of service=

|Length:

|Ship struck= 16 October 1991

| 292&nbsp;ft (89&nbsp;m)

|Ship reinstated=

|-

|Ship homeport=

|Beam:

|Ship motto=

| 32&nbsp;ft (9.7&nbsp;m)

|Ship nickname=

|-

|Ship honors=

|Draft:

|Ship fate= Scrapping via [[Ship and Submarine Recycling Program]] begun 1 March 1998, completed 7 September 1999

| 29&nbsp;ft (8.7&nbsp;m)

|Ship notes=

|-

}}

|Propulsion:

{{Infobox ship characteristics

|[[S5W reactor]]

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|Header caption=

|Armament:

|Ship class= [[Sturgeon class submarine|''Sturgeon''-class]] [[attack submarine]]

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|Ship displacement=*{{convert|3860|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} light

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*{{convert|4268|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} full

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|Ship power=15,000 [[shaft horsepower]] (11.2 [[megawatt]]s)

|Ship propulsion= One [[S5W reactor|S5W]] [[nuclear reactor]], two [[steam turbine]]s, one [[Propeller|screw]]

|Ship speed=*{{convert|15|kn|lk=in}} surfaced

*{{convert|25|kn}} submerged

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'''USS ''Sea Devil'' (SSN-664)''', a [[Sturgeon class submarine|''Sturgeon''-class submarine]], was the second ship of the [[United States Navy]] to be named for the [[manta ray|sea devil (or devil ray)]] (''Manta birostria''), the largest of all [[batoidea|rays]], noted for power and endurance. The contract to build her was awarded to [[Northrop Grumman Newport News|Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company]] in [[Newport News, Virginia]] on [[28 May]] [[1964]] and her keel was laid down on [[12 April]] [[1966]]. She was [[ship naming and launching|launched]] on [[5 October]] [[1967]] sponsored by Mrs. [[Ignatius J. Galantin]], and [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] on [[30 January]] [[1969]], with Commander Richard A. Currier in command.

'''USS ''Sea Devil'' (SSN-664)''', a [[Sturgeon class submarine|''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 [[batoidea|rays]], noted for power and endurance.



==Construction and commissioning==

On [[13 April]] [[1989]] ''Sea Devil'' collided with [[USS Miller (FF-1091)|''Miller'' (FF-1091)]].

[[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.



==Service history==

''Sea Devil'' was decommissioned and stricken from the [[Naval Vessel Register]] on [[16 October]] [[1991]]. Ex-''Sea Devil'' entered the Nuclear Powered [[Ship and Submarine Recycling Program]] in [[Bremerton, Washington]], on [[1 March]] [[1998]] and on [[7 September]] [[1999]] ceased to exist.

''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.



{{Expand section|history from 1969 to 1991|date=January 2010}}

See [[USS Sea Devil|USS ''Sea Devil'']] for other ships of the same name.


==Decommissioning and disposal==

''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.



== References ==

== References ==

*{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/s/sea-devil-ssn-664.html}}

Based on data from the [[Naval Vessel Register]]

*{{Naval Vessel Register|{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=SSN664}}}}

*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08664.htm NavSource Online: Submarine Photo Archive Sea Devil (SSN-664)]


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[[Category:Sturgeon-class submarines]]

[[Category:Cold War submarines of the United States]]

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[[Category:1967 ships]]



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Latest revision as of 06:50, 27 April 2024

USS Sea Devil (SSN-664)

USS Sea Devil (SSN-664), in the Cooper River heading to her sea trials after overhaul in Charleston, SC in 1983

History
United States
NameUSS Sea Devil
NamesakeThe sea devil (Manta birostria), also known as the manta ray and devil ray
Ordered28 May 1964
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia
Laid down12 April 1966
Launched5 October 1967
Sponsored byMrs. Ignatius J. Galantin
Commissioned30 January 1969
Decommissioned16 October 1991
Stricken16 October 1991
FateScrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program begun 1 March 1998, completed 7 September 1999
General characteristics
Class and typeSturgeon-class attack submarine
Displacement
  • 3,860 long tons (3,922 t) light
  • 4,268 long tons (4,336 t) full
  • 408 long tons (415 t) dead
Length292 ft 3 in (89.08 m)
Beam31 ft 8 in (9.65 m)
Draft28 ft 8 in (8.74 m)
Installed power15,000 shaft horsepower (11.2 megawatts)
PropulsionOne S5W nuclear reactor, two steam turbines, one screw
Speed
  • 15knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced
  • 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) submerged
Test depth1,300 feet (400 meters)
Complement108
Armament4 × 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.

Construction and commissioning[edit]

Sea Devil off the Virginia Capes on 1 February 1991.

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.

Service history[edit]

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.

Decommissioning and disposal[edit]

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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