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USS Olympia (SSN 717)

- inactivated -

Named after the capital of the state of Washington, USS OLYMPIA is the 30th LOS ANGELES-class nuclear-powered attack submarine.

General Characteristics:Awarded: September 15, 1977
Keel laid: March 31, 1981
Launched: April 30, 1983
Commissioned: November 17, 1984
Inactivated: August 6, 2020
Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Va.
Propulsion system: one nuclear reactor
Propellers: one
Length: 360 feet (109.73 meters)
Beam: 33 feet (10 meters)
Draft: 32,15 feet (9.8 meters)
Displacement: Surfaced: approx. 6,000 tons    Submerged: approx. 6,900 tons
Speed: Surfaced: approx. 15 knots    Submerged: approx. 32 knots
Armament: four 533 mm torpedo Tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes, Harpoon and Tomahawk missiles
Cost: approx. $900 million
Homeport: Bremerton, Wash.
Crew: 12 Officers, 115 Enlisted


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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS OLYMPIA. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.


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