USS Sturgeon

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:submarine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Richard_B._Russell
gptkb:USS_Albacore
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkbp:class gptkb:Sturgeon-class_submarine
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_William_H._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Captain_John_W._Mc_Gowan
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:Newport_News,_Virginia
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Electric_Boat_Division
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Captain_John_W._Mc_Gowan
120 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1986
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:1985
Cold War missions
gptkbp:design gptkb:submarine
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1986-01-01
held in 1986
gptkbp:displacement 3,000 tons
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:historical_significance Cold War era operations
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Naval_Submarine_Base_New_London
gptkb:Groton,_Connecticut
gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Sturgeon
gptkbp:launch_date 1958-01-01
gptkbp:legacy influenced future submarine designs
gptkbp:length 292 feet
gptkbp:losses not applicable
gptkbp:mission gptkb:government_agency
training exercises
gptkbp:notable_event first submarine to launch a Tomahawk missile
gptkbp:notable_ships attack submarine
gptkbp:number SSN-637
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
anti-submarine warfare
1959-1986
gptkbp:operational_status retired
gptkbp:partnerships 1959-12-18
gptkbp:propulsion nuclear
gptkbp:reduces gptkb:1980s
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:USS_Tullibee
gptkb:Los_Angeles-class_submarines
gptkbp:retirement_year age and technology advancements
gptkbp:reunion crew reunions held annually
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:battle
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USS_Puffer
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:squadrons part of the US submarine fleet
gptkbp:successor gptkb:USS_Virginia
gptkbp:technology advanced sonar systems
gptkbp:training submarine training exercises