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|Ship image= [[Image:USS Sea Devil (SSN-664) 1968.jpg|300px|USS Sea Devil (SSN-664)]] |
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|Ship caption=USS ''Sea Devil'' (SSN-664), possibly during her [[sea trials]] off [[Virginia]] in 1968 |
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|Ship flag= {{USN flag|1991}} |
|Ship flag= {{USN flag|1991}} |
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|Ship name= USS ''Sea Devil'' |
|Ship name= USS ''Sea Devil'' |
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|Ship namesake=The sea devil (''Manta birostria''), also known as the [[manta ray]] and devil ray |
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|Ship ordered= 28 May 1964 |
|Ship ordered= 28 May 1964 |
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|Ship builder= [[Northrop Grumman Newport News|Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company]] |
|Ship builder= [[Northrop Grumman Newport News|Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company]], [[Newport News, Virginia|Newport News]], [[Virginia]] |
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|Ship laid down= 12 April 1966 |
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|Ship launched= 5 October 1967 |
|Ship launched= 5 October 1967 |
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|Ship sponsor=Mrs. [[Ignatius J. Galantin]] |
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|Ship fate= Scrapping via [[Ship and Submarine Recycling Program]] begun 1 March 1998, completed 7 September 1999 |
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|Ship fate= Submarine recycling program |
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|Ship class= [[Sturgeon class submarine|''Sturgeon''-class]] [[attack submarine]] |
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|Ship displacement={{convert|3860|LT|t|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} light<br />{{convert|4268|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} full<br />{{convert|408|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} dead |
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|Ship power=15,000 [[shaft horsepower]] (11.2 [[megawatt]]s) |
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|Ship propulsion= One [[S5W reactor|S5W]] [[nuclear reactor]], two [[steam turbine]]s, one [[Propeller|screw]] |
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|Ship test depth=1,300 [[Foot (measurement)|feet]] (396 [[meter]]s) |
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|Ship complement=108 |
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'''USS ''Sea Devil'' (SSN-664)''', a |
'''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 know as the [[manta ray]] or devil ray, the largest of all living [[batoidea|rays]], noted for power and endurance. |
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==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]] (1910-2004), and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 30 January 1969 with [[Commander]] Richard A. Currier in command. |
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==Service history== |
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''Sea Devil'' was decommissioned and stricken from the [[Naval Vessel Register]] |
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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 1975. |
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==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 (U.S. state)|Washington]], began on 1 March 1998 and was completed on 7 September 1999. |
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== References == |
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*{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s8/sea_devil-ii.htm}} |
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*{{NVR|http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/SSN664.htm}} |
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*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08664.htm NavSource Online: Submarine Photo Archive Sea Devil (SSN-664)] |
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[[Category:Ships built in Virginia]] |
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[[Category:Sturgeon class submarines]] |
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[[Category:Cold War submarines of the United States]] |
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[[Category:United States Navy nuclear ships]] |
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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 |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 3,860 long tons (3,922 t) light 4,268 long tons (4,336 t) full 408 long tons (415 t) dead |
| Beam | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Draft | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
| Installed power | 15,000 shaft horsepower (11.2 megawatts) |
| Propulsion | One S5W nuclear reactor, two steam turbines, one screw |
| Speed | list error: <br /> list (help) 15knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) submerged |
| Test depth | 1,300 feet (396 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 know 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. 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 with Commander Richard A. Currier in command.
Sea Devil was assigned to Submarine Division 62atNorfolk, Virginia. She operated out of Norfolk into at least 1975.
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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.
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