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Philadelphia (SSN-690)

Radio Call Sign: November - Sierra - Victor - Sierra

Los Angeles Class Attack Submarine: Laid down, 12 August 1972, at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT.; Launched, 19 October 1974; Commissioned, USS Philadelphia (SSN-690), 25 June 1977. Philadelphia is assigned to the US Atlantic Fleet; Homeport, Groton, CT.

Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 6,000 t., Submerged: 6.927 t.; Length 360'; Beam 33'; Draft 29'; Speed, Surfaced 25 kts, Submerged 30+ kts; Depth limit 950'; Complement 129; Armament, four 21" torpedo tubes aft of bow can also launch Harpoon and Tomahawk ASM/LAM missiles & MK-48 torpedoes; Combat Systems, AN/BPS-5 surface search radar, AN/BPS-15 A/16 navigation and fire control radar, TB-16D passive towed sonar arrays, TB-23 passive "thin line" towed array, AN/BQG-5D wide aperture flank array, AN/BQQ-5D/E low frequency spherical sonar array, AN/BQS-15 close range active sonar (for ice detection); MIDAS Mine and Ice Detection Avoidance System, SADS-TG active detection sonar, Type 2 attack periscope (port), Type 18 search periscope (starboard), AN/BSY-1 (primary computer); UYK-7; UYK-43; UYK-44, WLR-9 Acoustic Intercept Receiver, ESM; Propulsion System, S6G nuclear reactor one propeller at 35,000 shp.

Size	Image Description	Contributed By/ Source
14k	Commemorative post mark on the occasion of the keel laying of Philadelphia (SSN-690), 12 August 1972, at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
257k	Cover of Philadelphia's (SSN-690) Keel Laying Booklet, 12 August 1972.	Courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
16k	Commemorative post mark on the occasion of Philadelphia's (SSN-690) sea trials, 15 Feb. 1973.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
37k	Philadelphia (SSN-690), sliding down the launching ways at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT., 19 October 1974.	Courtesy of John Hummel.
10k	Commemorative post mark on the occasion of Philadelphia's (SSN-690) launching, 19 October 1974, at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
40k	Philadelphia (SSN-690), at sea, probably during her alpha sea trials off the coast of New England, 1975-77.	Courtesy of Electric Boat.
279k	Members of Boy Scout Troop 85 join CMDR Ryan, the ship's commanding officer, in standing atop the sail of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Philadelphia (SSN-690) as the vessel returns to Gaeta's harbor. The troop has been aboard the vessel for a 36-hour stay arranged by Commander, Sixth Fleet, on 5 Jan 1991.	Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-ST-92-02766, by JOC Kip Burke, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.& submitted by Bill Gonyo.
141k	Bow view of Philadelphia (SSN-690), at Groton 1996.	Photo by Lester Palifka.
130k	Port stern view of *(NR-1)* (foreground), with Philadelphia (SSN-690) in floating drydock Shippingport (ARDM-4) (background) at Groton, 28 July 1996.	Photo by Ken Hart.
192k	Philadelphia (SSN-690), in floating drydock Shippingport (ARDM-4) (background) at Groton, 28 July 1996.	Photo by Ken Hart.
282k	Closer look at Philadelphia (SSN-690), in floating drydock Shippingport (ARDM-4) at Groton, 28 July 1996.	Photo by Ken Hart.
295k	Starboard bow view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Philadelphia (SSN-690) tied up at the commercial pier for a port visit as part of Navy Day, the 221st birthday of the American Navy on 9 Oct 1996.	Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-SC-98-01708, by John Bouvia, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.& submitted by Bill Gonyo.
64k	Philadelphia (SSN-690), in Dry Deck Shelter in Gibraltar, 18th July 2001.	Courtesy of Daniel Ferro.
470k	Members of SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two (SDVT-2) huddle together inside a flooded Dry Deck Shelter mounted on the back of the *Los Angeles-class* attack submarine Philadelphia (SSN-690), 5 May 2005. Dry Deck Shelters (DDS) provide specially configured nuclear powered submarines with a greater capability of deploying Special Operations Forces (SOF). DDSs can transport, deploy, and recover SOF teams from Combat Rubber Raiding Crafts (CRRCs) or SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDVs), all while remaining submerged. SDVT-2 is stationed at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., and conducts operations throughout the Atlantic and Southern, and European command geographic areas of responsibility.	U.S. Navy photo # N-3093M-009 by Chief Photographer's Mate Andrew McKaskle, courtesy of navy.news.mil.
429k	Members of SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two (SDVT-2) prepare to launch one of the team's SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDV) from the back of the Philadelphia (SSN-690), 5 May 2005.	U.S. Navy photo # N-3093M-007 by Chief Photographer's Mate Andrew McKaskle, courtesy of navy.news.mil.
511k	A member of SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two (SDVT-2) prepares to launch one of the team's SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDV) from a Dry Deck Shelter on the back of Philadelphia (SSN-690), 5 May 2005.	U.S. Navy photo # N-3093M-006 by Chief Photographer's Mate Andrew McKaskle, courtesy of navy.news.mil.
568k	A member of SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two (SDVT-2) prepares to launch one of the team's SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDV) from a Dry Deck Shelter on the back of Philadelphia (SSN-690), 5 May 2005.	U.S. Navy photo # N-3093M-005 by Chief Photographer's Mate Andrew McKaskle, courtesy of navy.news.mil.
555k	Members of SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two (SDVT-2) launch one of the team's SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDV) from a Dry Deck Shelter on the back of Philadelphia (SSN-690), 5 May 2005.	U.S. Navy photo # N-3093M-004 by Chief Photographer's Mate Andrew McKaskle, courtesy of navy.news.mil.
431k	A member of SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two (SDVT-2) launch one of the team's SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDV) from a Dry Deck Shelter on the back of Philadelphia (SSN-690), 5 May 2005.	U.S. Navy photo # N-3093M-003 by Chief Photographer's Mate Andrew McKaskle, courtesy of navy.news.mil.
680k	A member of SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two (SDVT-2) launch one of the team's SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDV) from a Dry Deck Shelter on the back of Philadelphia (SSN-690), 5 May 2005.	U.S. Navy photo # N-3093M-002 by Chief Photographer's Mate Andrew McKaskle, courtesy of navy.news.mil.
518k	A member of SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two (SDVT-2) launch one of the team's SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDV) from a Dry Deck Shelter on the back of Philadelphia (SSN-690), 5 May 2005.	U.S. Navy photo # N-3093M-002 by Chief Photographer's Mate Andrew McKaskle, courtesy of navy.news.mil.
297k	Sailors stationed aboard the *Nimitz class* aircraft carrier Carl Vinson (CVN-74) observe the *Los Angeles class* submarine Philadelphia (SSN-690) as they pass one another while transiting the Suez Canal, 8 July 2005. The *Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group* is currently deployed to the 6th Fleet area of operations and will end its deployment with a homeport shift to Norfolk, Va., to complete a three-year refuel and complex overhaul.	U.S. Navy photo # N-2198V-001 by Photographer's Mate Airman Crystal Vigil, courtesy of navy.news.mil.
389k	The crew of the Philadelphia (SSN-690) line the deck of the boat as she arrives in Souda Harbor.	U.S. Navy photo # N-0780F-003 by Mr. Paul Farle, courtesy of navy.news.mil.
145k	Crew members aboard the Philadelphia (SSN-690) salute the national ensign as the "shift colors" order is carried out upon their arrival at the Marathi NATO Pier Facility in Souda Bay, Greece, for a routine port visit.	U.S. Navy photo # N-0780F-004 by Mr. Paul Farle, courtesy of navy.news.mil.
416k	The *Los Angeles class* fast attack submarine Philadelphia (SSN-690) ties up to the dock with some help from a tugboat as she arrives in Souda Harbor 14 Oct.2005 for a routine port visit to Greece's largest island. *Philadelphia* is homeported in Groton, Conn., and began a scheduled deployment in June 2005.	U.S. Navy photo # N-0780F-006 by Mr. Paul Farle, courtesy of navy.news.mil.
185k	Crete lies in the background and the Philadelphia (SSN-690) takes on a boomarang shape of the zoom lens of the camera as she lies to port in Souda Harbor.	U.S. Navy photo # N-0780F-005 by Mr. Paul Farle, courtesy of navy.news.mil.
105k	"Crunch Time" for the Philadelphia (SSN-690) arrived after being run down by the 53,000 ton bulk carrier Turkish cargo ship *Yaso Aysen's* bow in the Persian Gulf, 5 September 2006.	U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Bill Gonyo.
157k	Sailors aboard the fast attack submarine Philadelphia (SSN-690) moor the boat to the pier and hoist the American flag upon return to Naval Submarine Base New London on 26 Jan. 2007. Strong winds and low temperature in the teens caused ice to engulf the sail of the ship.	US Navy photo # N-8467N-001 by John Narewski courtesy of navy.news.mil.
82k	Starboard side view of the Philadelphia (SSN-690), at sea, date and place unknown.	US Navy photo courtesy of Darryl Baker.
187k	Sonar Technician Submarines 3rd Class Anthony Morandi observes evening colors on Christmas aboard the attack submarine Philadelphia (SSN-690) during a port visit in the Middle East.	U.S. Navy photo # N-4571H-001 by Ensign James Heckman, courtesy of navy.news.mil. Photo added 01/10/08.

There is no DANFS History currently available for Philadelphia (SSN-690) at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Virtual Tour of USS Springfield (SSN 761) from PBS's Nova web site
SSN-688 Los Angeles-class

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