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USS Indianapolis (SSN-697)

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USS Indianapolis (SSN-697)
History
NameUSS Indianapolis
Awarded24 January 1972
BuilderGeneral Dynamics Corporation
Laid down19 October 1974
Launched30 July 1977
Commissioned5 January 1980
Decommissioned22 December 1998
Stricken22 December 1998
FateTo be disposed of by submarine recycling
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General characteristics
Class and typeLos Angeles class submarine
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5,784 tons light
6,154 tons full
370 tons dead
Length110.3 m (361 ft 11 in)
Beam10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draft9.7 m (31 ft 10 in)
PropulsionS6G nuclear reactor with D1G Core 2 Reactor, 148 MW
Complement12 officers, 98 men
Armament4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes

The third USS Indianapolis (SSN-697), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Indianapolis, Indiana. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, on 24 January 1972 and her keel was laid down on 19 October 1974. She was launched on 30 July 1977 sponsored by Mrs. William G. Bray, and commissioned on 5 January 1980, with Commander Harry P. Salmon, Jr., in command.

When the submarine Indianapolis was commissioned, many survivors of the cruiser Indianapolis were present for the official ceremony.

A smaller group of survivors of the cruiser were also present when the Indianapolis was decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 22 December 1998 and stored in Pearl Harbor until disposed of by submarine recycling. The last captain of the Indianapolis was William J. Toti, who also wrote the forward and afterward to Thomas Helm's Ordeal by the Sea : The Tragedy of the U.S.S Indianapolis. Because of Captain's Toti willingness to defend Captain Charles Butler McVay III who had been court-martialed for the sinking of the Portland class Cruiser in 1945, Captain Toti has been held in high esteem by the survivors of the 1945 sinking.

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