USS L. MENDEL RIVERS (SSN 686)
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HISTORY OF THE SHIPS NAMED
L. MENDEL RIVERS
USS L. Mendel Rivers (1975 - 2001) SSN-686 |
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USS L. Mendel Rivers (SSN-686), a Sturgeon-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for L. Mendel Rivers. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 1 July 1969 and her keel was laid down on 26 June 1971. She was launched on 2 June 1973 sponsored by Mrs. Robert G. Eastman, and commissioned on 1 February 1975, with Commander Roderick L. Wolfe in command. L. Mendel Rivers was
decommissioned on 10 May 2001 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on
10 May 2001.
Keel Layed: 26 June 1971 |
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