USS New York City SSN 696 Los Angeles class Attack Submarine

US Navy - Attack Submarine
SSN 696 - USS New York City

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Type, class: Attack Submarine, nuclear propulsion - SSN; Los Angeles class (Flight I)
Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB), Groton, Connecticut, USA

STATUS:
Awarded: January 24, 1972
Laid down: December 15, 1973
Christened + launched: June 18, 1977
Commissioned: March 3, 1979
Decommissioned: April 30, 1997

Fate:
towed to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington
Submarine Recycling Program at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS), Bremerton, Washington
recycling completed in 2012

Namesake: New York City, New York
Ships Motto: ?
Technical Data: see: INFO > Los Angeles class Attack Submarine - SSN

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May 1982

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off Hawaii - undated

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returning to homeport - undated

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christening and launching ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB), Groton, Connecticut - June 18, 1977

USS New York City (SSN 696):

New York City (SSN-696) was laid down on 15 December 1973 at Groton, Ct., by General Dynamics’ Electric Boat Division; launched on 18 June 1977; sponsored by Mrs. James R. Schlesinger, wife of Secretary of Defense James R. Schlesinger; delivered on 23 January 1979; and commissioned on 3 March 1979, Cmdr. James A. Ross in command.

New York City carried out four deployments to the western Pacific (WestPac) between 1981 and 1985, and participated in numerous fleet exercises during those periods. After undergoing a modernization overhaul at Pearl Harbor (December 1985 – February 1988), the boat deployed to the Northern Pacific (November-December 1988). She made a WestPac deployment in 1989, then a second Northern Pacific deployment in early 1990, and two WestPac deployments in 1991. New York City carried out eastern Pacific deployments in 1992 and 1993; and additional deployments to both the western and eastern Pacific in 1994-1995.

Simultaneously inactivated, decommissioned, and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 30 April 1997, New York City was subsequently earmarked for submarine recycling.

During her operational career, New York City received four Meritorious Unit Commendations, one Navy Expeditionary Medal, and one Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation.

source: NHHC

New York City

... is the most populous city in the United States (estimated population of 8,584,629 in July 2025). It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs - Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island - each being coextensive with its respective county. It is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy. New York City is known for its fast pace and continuous urban energy.

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