| USS COLUMBUS (SSN 762) |
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| SUBMARINE (NUCLEAR-POWERED) |
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| VESSEL STATUS |
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| Class: | SSN 688 | | UIC: | 21692 |
| Status: | Active, in commission | | Fleet: | U.S. PACIFIC FLEET |
| Date status Changed: | 07/24/1993 | | Homeport: | NEWPORT NEWS, VA |
| Maintenance Category: | | | Berth: | |
| Force: | Battle Force |
| Builder: | General Dynamics Electric Boat |
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| MILESTONE DATES |
| Award Date: | 03/21/1986 | | Commission Date: | 07/24/1993 |
| Keel Date: | 01/07/1991 | | Inactivation Date: | |
| Launch Date: | 08/01/1992 | | Decommission Date: | |
| Age (since Launch) | 28.2 | | Years from Commission
to Decommission: | |
| Delivery Date: | 06/22/1993 | | InService Date: | |
| Age (since Delivery) | 27.3 | | Out Service Date: | |
| | | | Stricken Date: | |
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| PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS |
| Overall Length: | 362 ft | | Waterline Length: | |
| Extreme Beam: | 33 ft | | Waterline Beam: | |
| Max Navigational Draft: | 31 ft | | Draft Limit: | |
| Light Displacement: | 6000 tons | | Full Displacement: | 6927 tons |
| Dead Weight: | 927 tons | |
| Hull Material: | | Steel hull, steel superstructure. |
| No. of Propellers: | 1 | |
| No. of Waterjets: | | |
| Propulsion Type: | | Steam Turbine (Nuclear) |
| Accommodations: | Officers: | 12 | |
| Enlisted: | 98 | |
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| PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS |
| Custodian: | | US NAVY |
| Planning Yard: | | Huntington Ingalls Industries - Newport News Shipbuilding |
Nuclear
Planning Yard: | | General Dynamics Electric Boat |
| Ships Program Manager: | PMS 392 | |
| Comments: | |
| Last Updated: | 12/05/2019 | |
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