USN photo # DN-SN-82-09417 by Stuart Gilman, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of .Ĭrewmen stand on the sail of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715) during the launching ceremony on. Jack Kemp, R-N.Y., guest speaker Joanne Kemp, center, sponsor and Judith Kemp, maid of honor, wave to spectators at the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715). Jack Kemp christening the Buffalo (SSN-715). USN photo # DN-SN-82-09421 from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of. 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.Ĭommemorative post mark & photo of the Buffalo's (SSN-715) keel laying, 25 January 1980, at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA.Ĭourtesy of Jack Treutle (of blessed memory).Ī starboard bow view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine Buffalo (SSN-715) prior to the launching ceremony. Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 6,000 t., Submerged: 6.927 t. Buffalo started her inactivation process on. Launched, Commissioned, USS Buffalo (SSN-715), 5 November 1983. Los Angeles Class Attack Submarine: Laid down, 25 January 1980, at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA. Radio Call Sign: November - Zulu - Echo - Alpha Buffalo (SSN-715) NavSource Online: Submarine Photo Archive Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible. Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster.
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