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US Navy - Attack Submarine SSN 697 - USS Indianapolis |
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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: October 19, 1974 Christened + launched: July 30, 1977 Commissioned: January 5, 1980 Decommissioned: December 22, 1998 Fate: towed to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington Submarine Recycling Program at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS), Bremerton, Washington recycling completed in November 2018 Namesake: City of Indianapolis, Indiana Ships Motto: ? Technical Data: see: INFO > Los Angeles class Attack Submarine - SSN |
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 Naval Base Subic Bay, Philippines - February 1992  Naval Base Subic Bay, Philippines - February 1992  Naval Base Subic Bay, Philippines - February 1992  in the port of Nawiliwili Harbor, Kauai, Hawaii, to provide assistance after hurricane Iwa passed through the area on December 1982  in the port of Nawiliwili Harbor, Kauai, Hawaii, to provide assistance after hurricane Iwa passed through the area on December 1982  in the port of Nawiliwili Harbor, Kauai, Hawaii, to provide assistance after hurricane Iwa passed through the area on December 1982  undated  christening and launching ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB), Groton, Connecticut - July 30, 1977 |
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USS Indianapolis (SSN 697): USS Indianapolis (SSN 697) 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 Esther Debra Bray (née Taylor), wife of former Congressman William G. Bray, and commissioned on 5 January 1980. When Indianapolis was commissioned, many survivors of the cruiser Indianapolis were present for the official ceremony. The submarine's home port was shifted to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 1980, operating out of Pearl Harbor for the remainder of her active service. After the boat's final deployment from April to October 1997, she was awarded the Battle Efficiency E and a Navy Unit Commendation. Both were the first time the submarine had received such awards in her 18-year history. After a career that lasted nearly two decades, Indianapolis was decommissioned and stricken simultaneously from the Naval Vessel Register three days before Christmas on 22 December 1998, the ship was disposed-of by recycling. The sail and other parts of Indianapolis (SSN 697) were dedicated as a memorial at the Indiana Military Museum in Vincennes, Indiana, on 8 June 2019. |
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Indianapolis ... the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat of Marion County. Indianapolis is situated in the state's central till plain region along the west fork of the White River. The city's official slogan, "Crossroads of America", reflects its historic importance as a transportation hub and its relative proximity to other major North American markets. According to the 2020 census, the Indianapolis proper had a population of 887,642. Indianapolis is the 16th-most populous city in the United States and the fourth-most populous state capital. In the Midwest, it ranks third among cities, after Chicago and Columbus, Ohio. The Indianapolis metropolitan area is the 33rd-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States, home to 2.1 million residents. With a population of more than 2.6 million, the combined statistical area ranks 28th. Indianapolis proper covers 368 square miles (950 square kilometers), making it the 18th-most extensive city by land area in the country. |
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