USS Birmingham (SSN-695)

	Birmingham underway
History
United States
Name	USS Birmingham
Awarded	24 January 1972
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding
Laid down	26 April 1975
Launched	29 October 1977
Commissioned	16 December 1978
Decommissioned	22 December 1997
Stricken	22 December 1997
Motto	Simpliciter Optimus (translated from the unofficial English language "Simply the Best" by former-MM1(SS) Rick Penza)
Fate	Disposed of by submarine recycling
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General characteristics
Class and type	Los Angeles-class submarine
Displacement	5,789 tons light; 6,159 tons full; 370 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)
Propulsion	S6G nuclear reactor, 2 turbines, 35,000 hp (26 MW), 1 auxiliary motor 325 hp (242 kW), 1 shaft
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h) surfaced; 32 knots (59 km/h) submerged;
Test depth	Greater than 400 ft (120 m)
Complement	12 officers; 98 enlisted
Armament	4 × 21 in (533 mm) bow torpedo tubes; Mk 48-AdCap torpedoes; SubRoc anti-submarine rockets ; Tomahawk cruise missiles;

USS Birmingham (SSN-695), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Birmingham, Alabama. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 24 January 1972 and her keel was laid down on 26 April 1975. She was launched on 29 October 1977 sponsored by Mrs. Maryon Pittman Allen, wife of Senator James Allen, and commissioned on 16 December 1978.

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Birmingham was decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 22 December 1997. Ex-Birmingham was scheduled to enter the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program in Bremerton, Washington on 1 October 2012.^[1] In September 2015, Birmingham's sail was placed on static display at Defense Supply Center, Columbus.^{[citation needed]}

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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.

[1]
Morison, Samuel L. "US Naval Battle Force Changes 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2010" (PDF). Proceedings (May 2011). US Naval Institute.

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History
Birmingham underway
United States
Name	USS Birmingham
Awarded	24 January 1972
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding
Laid down	26 April 1975
Launched	29 October 1977
Commissioned	16 December 1978
Decommissioned	22 December 1997
Stricken	22 December 1997
Motto	Simpliciter Optimus (translated from the unofficial English language "Simply the Best" by former-MM1(SS) Rick Penza)
Fate	Disposed of by submarine recycling
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Los Angeles-class submarine
Displacement	5,789 tons light 6,159 tons full 370 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)
Propulsion	S6G nuclear reactor, 2 turbines, 35,000 hp (26 MW), 1 auxiliary motor 325 hp (242 kW), 1 shaft
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h) surfaced 32 knots (59 km/h) submerged
Test depth	Greater than 400 ft (120 m)
Complement	12 officers; 98 enlisted
Armament	4 × 21 in (533 mm) bow torpedo tubes Mk 48-AdCap torpedoes SubRoc anti-submarine rockets Tomahawk cruise missiles