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U.S.S. GLENARD P. LIPSCOMB

(SSN-685)


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USS GLENARD P. LIPSCOMB (SSN-685) - a Lipsomb-class submarine

In Commission 1974 to 1990

SSN-685 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JUN1971-Keel Date: 5 JUN 1971
at General Dynamics Electric Boat Groton CT
AUG1973-Launch Date: 4 AUG 1973
DEC1974-Commissioned: 21 DEC 1974
AUG1976-MAR1977North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean
JAN1978-JAN1981North Atlantic
DEC1978-JUN1979Mediterranean
JAN1981-MAR1982Regular Overhaul
AUG1985-JAN1986Mediterranean
OCT1988-APR1989Mediterranean
NOV1989-Shellback Initiation - 5 NOV 1989 - Pacific Ocean
NOV1989- Shellback Initiation - 5 NOV 1989 - Pacific Ocean
MAR1990- Shellback Initiation - 17 MAR 1990 - Pacific Ocean
JUL1990-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