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USS Baltimore (SSN 704)

- decommissioned -

USS BALTIMORE was the 17th LOS ANGELES-class submarine. On July 10, 1998, BALTIMORE was decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list after almost 16 years of service. The submarine is presently laid up at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash., waiting to be scrapped.

General Characteristics:Awarded: October 31, 1973
Keel Laid: May 21, 1979
Launched: December 13, 1980
Commissioned: July 24, 1982
Decommissioned: July 10, 1998
Builder: Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT
Propulsion system: one nuclear reactor
Propellers: one
Length: 360 feet (109.73 meters)
Beam: 33 feet (10 meters)
Draft: 32,15 feet (9.8 meters)
Displacement: Surfaced: approx. 6,000 tons
Submerged: approx. 6,900 tons
Speed: Surfaced: approx. 15 knots
Submerged: approx. 32 knots
Armament: four 533 mm torpedo Tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes, Harpoon and Tomahawk missiles
Cost: approx. $900 million
Crew: 12 Officers, 115 Enlisted


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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS BALTIMORE. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.


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The photos below were taken by me and show the BALTIMORE laid up at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash., on May 12, 2012. The remains of the "704" can still be seen on the submarine's sail.



The photo below was taken by me and shows a number of decommissioned nuclear-powered attack submarines laid up at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash. The photo was taken from Port Orchard, Wash., on May 12, 2012. The submarines' names are on the photo.



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