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U.S.S. GLENARD P. LIPSCOMB
(SSN-685)Click to view crew list
USS GLENARD P. LIPSCOMB (SSN-685) - a Lipsomb-class submarine
In Commission 1974 to 1990SSN-685 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a SSN-685 Shellback Initiation | Add a SSN-685 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUN | 1971 | - | Keel Date: 5 JUN 1971 at General Dynamics Electric Boat Groton CT | ||
| AUG | 1973 | - | Launch Date: 4 AUG 1973 | ||
| DEC | 1974 | - | Commissioned: 21 DEC 1974 | ||
| AUG | 1976 | - | MAR | 1977 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
| JAN | 1978 | - | JAN | 1981 | North Atlantic |
| DEC | 1978 | - | JUN | 1979 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1981 | - | MAR | 1982 | Regular Overhaul |
| AUG | 1985 | - | JAN | 1986 | Mediterranean |
| OCT | 1988 | - | APR | 1989 | Mediterranean |
| NOV | 1989 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 NOV 1989 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1989 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 NOV 1989 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1990 | - | Shellback Initiation - 17 MAR 1990 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1990 | - | Decommissioned: 11 JUL 1990 | ||
SSN-685 General Specifications
Named for: Glenard P. Lipscomb (1915-1970)
Complement: 12 Officers and 109 Enlisted
Displacement: 5813 tons
Length: 365 feet
Beam: 32 feet
Flank Speed: 18 knots