USS Olympia (SSN-717) Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

	Career
Awarded:	15 September 1977
Laid down:	31 March 1981
Launched:	30 April 1983
Commissioned:	17 November 1984
Fate:	Active, in commission
Homeport:	Pearl Harbor
General Characteristics
Displacement:	5763 tons light, 6130 tons full, 367 tons dead
Length:	110.3 meters (362 feet)
Beam:	10 meters (33 feet)
Draft:	9.7 meters (32 feet)
Propulsion:	one S6G reactor
Complement:	12 officers, 98 men

USS Olympia (SSN-717), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Olympia, Washington. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 15 September 1977 and her keel was laid down on 31 March 1981. She was launched on 30 April 1983 sponsored by Mrs. Dorothy Williams, and commissioned on 17 November 1984, with Commander William Hughes in command.

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See USS Olympia for other ships of the same name.

References

This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register as well as various press releases and news stories.

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