USS Scamp (SSN-588)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Scamp.

USS Scamp (SSN-288)
History
United States
NameUSS Scamp
Ordered23 July 1957
BuilderMare Island Naval Shipyard
Laid down23 January 1959
Launched8 October 1960
Commissioned5 June 1961
Decommissioned28 April 1988
Stricken28 April 1988
Honors and
awards		Three campaign stars for Vietnam War service
FateEntered the Submarine Recycling Program in 1990
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General characteristics
Class & typeSkipjack-class submarine
Displacement
  • 2,830 long tons (2,880 t) surfaced
  • 3,500 long tons (3,600 t) submerged
Length251 ft 8 in (76.71 m)
Beam31 ft 7.75 in (9.6457 m)
Draft30 ft 5 in (9.27 m)
Propulsion
  • 1 × S5W reactor
  • 2 × Westinghouse steam turbines, 15,000 shp (11 MW)
  • 1 shaft
Speed31 knots (36 mph; 57 km/h)
Complement83 officers & men
Armament6 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes
Service record
Part ofUS Seventh Fleet
OperationsVietnam War
Awards3 Battle stars

USS Scamp (SSN-588), a Skipjack-class nuclear-powered submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the scamp, a member of the fish family Serranidae.

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