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U.S.S. BUFFALO
(SSN-715)SILENT THUNDER
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USS BUFFALO (SSN-715) - a Los Angeles class submarine
In Commission 1983 to PresentSSN-715 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a SSN-715 Shellback Initiation | Add a SSN-715 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | 1980 | - | Keel Date: 25 JAN 1980 at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Newport News VA | ||
| MAY | 1982 | - | Launch Date: 8 MAY 1982 | ||
| JAN | 1983 | - | JAN | 1991 | Panama Canal |
| NOV | 1983 | - | Commissioned: 5 NOV 1983 | ||
| NOV | 1984 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 NOV 1984 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1984 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 NOV 1984 - Pacific Ocean | ||
SSN-715 General Specifications
Class: Los Angeles class submarine
Complement: 12 Officers and 98 Enlisted
Displacement: 5771 tons
Length: 362 feet
Beam: 32 feet 10 inches
Draft: 31 feet 10 in
USS BUFFALO (SSN-715)
The third Buffalo (SSN-688) keel was laid on 25 January 1980 at Newport News, Virginia, by
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, launched 8 May 1982 and commissioned 5 November 1983.
[Note: The above USS BUFFALO (SSN-715) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS BUFFALO (SSN-715), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]


