USS Cavalla (SSN-684)
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| Career |  |
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| Name: | USS Cavalla (SSN-684) |
| Ordered: | 24 July 1968 |
| Builder: | General Dynamics Electric Boat |
| Laid down: | 4 June 1970 |
| Launched: | 19 February 1972 |
| Commissioned: | 9 February 1973 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 March 1998 |
| Struck: | 30 March 1998 |
| Motto: | Any Mission, Any Time |
| Fate: | Submarine recycling program |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Sturgeon-class submarine |
| Displacement: | 4,193 long tons (4,260 t) light 4,498 long tons (4,570 t) full 305 long tons (310 t) dead |
| Length: | 298 ft (91 m) |
| Beam: | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Draft: | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | 1 × S5W nuclear reactor |
| Complement: | 12 officers, 98 men |
| Armament: | 4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS Cavalla (SSN-684), a Sturgeon-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the cavalla, a salt water fish.
The contract to build SSN-684 was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 24 July 1968 and her keel was laid down on 4 June 1970. She was launched on 19 February 1972 sponsored by Mrs. Melvin Price, and commissioned on 9 February 1973, with Commander Bruce DeMars in command.
[edit] Service history
In mid-1980, Cavalla sailed to her new homeport at Subase, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Under the command of SUBRON ONE (Submarine Squadron One), which is, in turn, under the command of COMSUBPAC (Commander, Submarines Pacific Fleet). Her operations covered the globe; including the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Arctic oceans.
Cavalla was unique amongst her sister ships in many ways. She was the first submarine to successfully perform DDS (Dry Deck Shelter) operations in 1983. Attached to the back of the boat, this 'tank' allowed personnel to leave the submarine while submerged. During her western Pacific deployment of 1985-1986, the Cavalla supported critical DDS operations for SEAL team certification.[citation needed] Her crew was awarded the US Navy's Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon for these operations.[citation needed] In addition to this award, her crew members also earned the following US Navy ceremonial certificates during this same deployment: Shellback, Order of the Ditch (2 occasions), Golden Dragon (2 occasions), and Order of the Spanish Main.
In 1995, she traveled to the Arctic Ocean for civilian scientific research. Finally, in 1996, SSN-684 participated in the very first joint US/Japanese DSRV (Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle) operation.
Cavalla was decommissioned on 30 March 1998 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 30 March 1998. Ex-Cavalla entered the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program in Bremerton, Washington, and on 17 November 2000 ceased to exist.
[edit] References
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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