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U.S.S. GRAYLING
(SSN-646)FAST ATTACK TOUGH
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USS GRAYLING (SSN-646) - a Sturgeon-class attack submarine
In Commission 1969 to 1997SSN-646 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a SSN-646 Shellback Initiation | Add a SSN-646 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAY | 1964 | - | Keel Date: 12 MAY 1964 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery ME | ||
| JUN | 1967 | - | Launch Date: 22 JUN 1967 | ||
| JAN | 1968 | - | JAN | 1997 | Caribbean |
| OCT | 1969 | - | Commissioned: 11 OCT 1969 | ||
| APR | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 APR 1973 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1973 | - | JUN | 1974 | Overhaul - Portsmouth Naval SY |
| JUN | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 6 JUN 1973 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1975 | - | JUL | 1975 | Mediterranean |
| MAY | 1977 | - | OCT | 1977 | Mediterranean |
| AUG | 1978 | - | JAN | 1980 | Regular Overhaul |
| JAN | 1981 | - | JUN | 1981 | Mediterranean |
| FEB | 1982 | - | MAY | 1982 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| MAR | 1983 | - | AUG | 1983 | Mediterranean |
| MAY | 1984 | - | AUG | 1984 | North Pole |
| JAN | 1991 | - | JUL | 1991 | Mediterranean |
| MAR | 1992 | - | MAY | 1992 | North Pole |
| JUL | 1995 | - | Shellback Initiation - 7 JUL 1995 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| FEB | 1997 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 FEB 1997 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1997 | - | Decommissioned: 18 JUL 1997 | ||
SSN-646 General Specifications
Class: Sturgeon-class attack submarine
Named for: The grayling
Complement: 14 Officers and 95 Enlisted
Displacement: 3956 tons
Length: 289 feet
Beam: 32 feet
Flank Speed: 16 knots
Final Disposition: Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program completed 31 March 1998
USS GRAYLING (SSN-646)
The fifth Grayling was laid down at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Portsmouth
N.H.
12 May 1964; launched 22 June 1967; sponsored by Miss Lori Brinker
daughter of Lt. Comdr. Robert Brinker
who commanded Grayling (SS-209) when she was lost in action; Graylingwas commissioned on
11 October 1969 with Charles R. Baron in command.
[Note: The above USS GRAYLING (SSN-646) history may or may not contain text provided by crew members of the USS GRAYLING (SSN-646) or by other non-crew members and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]