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January 9, 1989 β Present
USS Seawolf (SSN-21)
Scale 1/200
Credit: Museum of Military Models, Clyde, Texas. Private Collection of Warren D. Harkins.
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General Characteristics
Class and Type: Seawolf-class submarine
Length: 353 ft (108 m)
Beam: 40 ft (12 m)
Draft: 36 ft (11 m)
Propulsion:
1 S6W PWR 220 MW (300,000 hp), HEU 93.5%
1 secondary propulsion submerged motor
2 steam turbines 57,000 shp (43 MW)
1 shaft
1 pump-jet propeller
Speed: 25+ knots submerged, 18+ knots surfaced
Test Depth: Greater than 800 ft (240 m)
Complement: 15 officers and 101 enlisted
Armament:
8 Γ 26.5-inch torpedo tubes, sleeved for 21-inch weapons[5] (up to 50 Tomahawk land attack missile/Harpoon anti-ship missile/Mk 48 guided torpedo carried in torpedo room)
Description
USS Seawolf (SSN-21), is a nuclear-powered fast attack submarine and the lead ship of her class. She is the fourth submarine of the United States Navy named for the seawolf, a solitary fish with strong, prominent teeth that give it a savage look.
The nation's newest and most advanced attack submarine USS Seawolf (SSN-21) puts to sea in the Narragansett Bay operating area for her first at-sea trial operations on July 3, 1996. Sea trials include various tests of the Seawolf propulsion systems and the first underway submergence of the submarine. The Seawolf represents the Navy's most advanced quieting technology, weaponry, tactical capability and communications. Seawolf is scheduled to be delivered to the Navy and commissioned this fall. U.S. Navy photo courtesy of General Dynamics.Ownership & Province
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Namesake: Seawolf
Awarded: January 9, 1989
Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat
Laid Down: October 25, 1989
Launched: June 24, 1995
Commissioned: July 19, 1997
Homeport: Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor
Motto: Cave Lupum (English: "Beware the Wolf")
Status: in active service
Identification
Honors & Awards
History & Related Content
USS Seawolf (SSN-21) bravo sea trials in September 1996.Construction
The contract to build Seawolf was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics on 9 January 1989 and her keel was laid down on 25 October 1989. She was launched on 24 June 1995, sponsored by Mrs. Margaret Dalton, and commissioned on 19 July 1997. The 7-year 9-month time period from keel laying to commissioning is the longest for a submarine in the U.S. Navy.
Adding support personnel as well as the ship's crew, there are 140 personnel assigned or attached to Seawolf.
USS Seawolf (SSN-21) under construction at General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB), Groton, Connecticut.Service History
A surfaced Seawolf with her crew surveying her surroundings, 1996
Seawolf is featured in a 1998 episode of the documentary Super Structures of the World: Seawolf. The program followed her construction and sea trials.
On 22 July 2007, Seawolf transferred from her previous homeport of Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, to Naval Base Kitsap, Washington.
Seawolf leads USS John C. Stennis and the Japanese destroyer JS Εnami during an exercise in 2009
In 2015, Seawolf was deployed to the Arctic region for six months.
In July 2020 Seawolf deployed into the Arctic area of responsibility. She conducted special operations and pulled into multiple European ports. Port calls included HMNB Clyde in Faslane Scotland, and Gibraltar, and briefly in TromsΓΈ, Norway. Seawolf's deployment was the first US Navy deployment during the coronavirus pandemic.
USS Seawolf (SSN-21) USS Sea Wolf (SSN-21) bravo sea trials in September 1996.USS Seawolf (SSN-21) approaching Port Canaveral, Florida while on trials - July 1997.USS Seawolf (SSN-21) departing Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut for the last time in June 2007.USS Seawolf (SSN-21) in Arctic Ocean - July 2015.USS Seawolf (SSN-21) in Arctic Ocean - July 2015.
1997
Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation (1995β1997)
2001
Navy βEβ Ribbon
2002
Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal or GWOT-EM (2002β2011)
USS Seawolf (SSN-21) during trials - July 1997.USS Seawolf (SSN-21) commissioning ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut - July 19, 1997.USS Seawolf (SSN-21) at Gibraltar - December 2020.
Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Service Ribbon
2004
Navy βEβ Ribbon
2007
Tactical White βTβ
Navy βEβ Ribbon
Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award
Marjorie Sterrett, prior to 1920.
Meritorious Unit Commendation
2009
Meritorious Unit Commendation
2014
Navy βEβ Ribbon
Weapons "W"
Navigation Red and Green "N"
Supply Blue "E"
Personnel "P"
2015
Navy βEβ Ribbon
Weapons "W"
Navigation Red and Green "N"
Supply Blue "E"
Engineering Red "E"
2020
Navy βEβ Ribbon
Weapons "W"
Navigation Red and Green "N"
Supply Blue "E"
Navy Expeditionary Medal
Navy Expeditionary Service Ribbon
Navy Expeditionary Service Ribbon
Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy
Admiral Arleigh Burke (1901 -1996), Chief of Naval Operations. Portrait photograph, dated 15 December 1958. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.