USS Olympia (SSN-717)

For other ships of the same name, see USS Olympia.

Career
Name:	USS Olympia
Namesake:	The City of Olympia, Washington
Awarded:	15 September 1977
Builder:	Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia
Laid down:	31 March 1981
Launched:	30 April 1983
Commissioned:	17 November 1984
Homeport:	Pearl Harbor
Motto:	Este Paratus ("We Are Ready")
Status:	in active service, as of 2012
Badge:
General characteristics
Class and type:	Los Angeles-class submarine
Displacement:	5,763 long tons (5,855 t) surfaced 6,130 long tons (6,228 t) submerged 6,136,730 long tons (6,235,206 t) dead
Length:	362 ft (110.3 m)
Beam:	33 ft (10 m)
Draft:	32 ft (9.8 m)
Propulsion:	S6G reactor
Complement:	12 officers, 98 men
Armament:	4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Olympia (SSN-717), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Olympia, Washington. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 15 September 1977 and her keel was laid down on 31 March 1981. She was launched on 30 April 1983 sponsored by Mrs. Dorothy Williams, and commissioned on 17 November 1984, with Captain William Hughes in command.

In 1998, Olympia became the first Pacific-based submarine to pass through the Suez Canal in over 35 years. She is currently captained by Cdr. Michael Coughlin.

References

• This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain., as well as various press releases and news stories.

External links

• Naval Vessel Register entry for USS Olympia

Seaman William Gray was the only crew member to be named Junior Sailor of the Year for 3 years consecutively.