 USS Seawolf conducting sea trials in 1996. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Namesake | Seawolf |
| Awarded | 9 January 1989 |
| Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat |
| Laid down | 25 October 1989 |
| Launched | 24 June 1995 |
| Commissioned | 19 July 1997 |
| Homeport | Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor[1] |
| Motto | Cave Lupum (English: "Beware the Wolf") |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Seawolf-class submarine |
| Length | 353 ft (108 m) |
| Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Draft | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 25+ knots submerged, 18+ knots surfaced |
| Test depth | Greater than 800 ft (240 m) |
| Complement | 15 officers and 101 enlisted |
| Armament | 8 × 26.5-inch torpedo tubes, sleeved for 21-inch weapons[5] (up to 50 Tomahawk land attack missile/Harpoon anti-ship missile/Mk 48 guided torpedo carried in torpedo room)[6] |
USS Seawolf (SSN-21), is a nuclear-powered fast attack submarine and the lead shipofher class. She is the fourth submarine of the United States Navy named for the seawolf, a solitary fish with strong, prominent teeth that give it a savage look.
The contract to build Seawolf was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics on 9 January 1989 and her keel was laid down on 25 October 1989. She was launched on 24 June 1995, sponsored by Mrs. Margaret Dalton, and commissioned on 19 July 1997. The 7-year 9-month time period from keel laying to commissioning is the longest for a submarine in the U.S. Navy.
Adding support personnel as well as ship's crew, there are 140 personnel assigned or attached to Seawolf.[7]
Seawolf is featured in a 1998 episode of the documentary Super Structures of the World: Seawolf. The program followed her construction and sea trials.[8]
On 22 July 2007, Seawolf transferred from her previous homeport of Naval Submarine Base New LondoninGroton, Connecticut, to Naval Base Kitsap, Washington.[7]
In 2015, Seawolf was deployed to the Arctic region for six months.[9][10][11]
In July 2020 Seawolf deployed into the Arctic area of responsibility. She conducted special operations and pulled into multiple European ports.[12] Port calls included HMNB ClydeinFaslane Scotland, and Gibraltar, and briefly in Tromsø, Norway.[13] Seawolf's deployment was the first US Navy deployment during the coronavirus pandemic.
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