Description:Submarine 99
USS SEAWOLF is the first ship of a revolutionary new class of fast attack submarines. Originally this class should consist of 29 submarines but just three boats were authorized.
USS SEAWOLF is the third ship of the Navy to bear this name. The name comes from a solitary fish with strong, prominent teeth and projecting tusks which give it a savage look. General Characteristics: Awarded: January 9, 1989 Launched and Christened: June 24, 1995 Commissioned: July 19, 1997 Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat Division, Groton, Conn. Propulsion system: one nuclear reactor Propellers: one Length: 353 feet (107.6 meters) Beam: 40 feet (12.2 meters) Draft: 35 feet (10.67 meters) Displacement: Surfaced: approx. 7,460 tons Submerged: approx. 9,137 tons Speed: Surfaced: approx. 20 knots Submerged: approx. 35 knots Armament: Tomahawk missiles and Mk-48 torpedoes from eight 660 mm torpedo tubes, ability to lay mines Homeport: Bremerton, Wash. Crew: 12 Officers, 121 Enlisted
