USS Baltimore (SSN-704)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Baltimore.

USS Baltimore (SSN-704), a Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Baltimore, Maryland. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 31 October 1973 and her keel was laid down on 21 May 1979. She was launched on 13 December 1980 sponsored by Congresswoman Marjorie S. Holt, and commissioned on 24 July 1982. The vessel's logo was "From Sails to Atoms," as inscribed on the ships original plaque.

USS Baltimore (SSN-704) underway in moderate seas. Notice the trough beneath the sail.
History
United States
Name	USS Baltimore
Awarded	31 October 1973
Builder	General Dynamics Corporation
Laid down	21 May 1979
Launched	13 December 1980
Sponsored by	the Honorable Marjorie S. Holt
Commissioned	24 July 1982
Decommissioned	10 July 1998
Stricken	10 July 1998
Motto	From Sails to Atoms
Fate	To be disposed of by submarine recycling
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General characteristics
Class and type	Los Angeles-class submarine
Tonnage	6900
Displacement	5,714 tons light, 6,087 tons full, 373 tons dead
Length	110.3 m (361 ft 11 in)
Beam	10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draft	9.7 m (31 ft 10 in)
Depth	over 800 ft (240 m)
Decks	3
Installed power	Nuclear (Light Water Reactor)
Propulsion	S6G nuclear reactor
Speed	over 25 knots (46 km/h)
Complement	12 officers and 98 enlisted
Sensors and processing systems	BQQ 5D
Armament	4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes

Baltimore during a VERTREP while underway

Baltimore was decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 10 July 1998. Ex-Baltimore is scheduled to be disposed of through the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program in Bremerton, Washington.

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This article includes information collected from the public domain sources Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships and Naval Vessel Register.