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| | | | The picture below shows a larger view of this Old United States Navy U.S.S. Groton (SSN-694) Nuclear Attack Submarine Advertising Ceramic Coffee Cup. The cup is not dated and the year that it was made is unknown. It has a U.S.S. Groton submarine made up from the name, it is imprinted in red and black on white ceramic, and marked as follows: USS GROTON
SSN 694 The mug measures 3-3/4'' tall. It appears to be in mint unused condition as pictured. Below here, for reference, is some information on the U.S.S. Groton (SSN-694): U.S.S. Groton (SSN 694)
- decommissioned -
The U.S.S. Groton was the seventh Los Angeles class attack submarine. Decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on November 7, 1997, the GROTON is currently berthed at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, awaiting disposal through the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program. General Characteristics:
Awarded: January 31, 1971
Keel Laid: August 3, 1973
Launched: October 9, 1976
Commissioned: July 8, 1978
Decommissioned: November 7, 1997
Builder: Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT.
Propulsion system: one nuclear reactor
Propellers: one
Length: 360 feet (109.73 meters)
Beam: 33 feet (10 meters)
Draft: 32,15 feet (9.8 meters)
Displacement: Surfaced: approx. 6,000 tons
Displacement: Submerged: approx. 6,900 tons
Speed: Surfaced: approx. 15 knots
Speed: Submerged: approx. 32 knots
Armament: four 533 mm torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes, Harpoon and Tomahawk missiles
Cost: approx. $900 million
Crew: 12 Officers, 115 Enlisted |
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