- USS New York City (SSN-696)
USS "New York City" (SSN-696), a "Los Angeles"-class submarine, was the only ship of the
United States Navy to be named specifically forNew York City as distinct from the state. The contract to build her was awarded to theElectric Boat Division ofGeneral Dynamics Corporation inGroton, Connecticut on 24 January 1972 and her keel was laid down on 15 December 1973. She was launched on 18 June 1977 sponsored by Mrs.James R. Schlesinger , delivered to the Navy on 23 January 1979, and commissioned on 3 March 1979 with Commander James A. Ross in command."New York City" was decommissioned and struck from the
Naval Vessel Register on 30 April 1997 and entered theShip-Submarine recycling program atPuget Sound Naval Shipyard .On the
television show "JAG ", the ball caps worn by the crew of the fictional submarine USS "Watertown" indicate that it is SSN-696.References
This article includes information collected from the
Naval Vessel Register and various press releases.
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