USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-709)
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| Career | 
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| Awarded: | 10 December 1973 |
| Laid down: | 24 July 1981 |
| Launched: | 27 August 1983 |
| Commissioned: | 21 July 1984 |
| Fate: | Active in service as of 2005. |
| Homeport: | Norfolk, Virginia |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 5748 tons light, 6123 tons full, 375 tons dead |
| Length: | 110.3 meters (362 feet) |
| Beam: | 10 meters (33 feet) |
| Draft: | 9.7 meters (32 feet) |
| Propulsion: | one S6G reactor |
| Complement: | 12 officers, 98 men |
| Motto: | Committed To Excellence |
USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-709), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Admiral Hyman G. Rickover. Very few ships of the United States Navy have been named for a person who was alive at the time of the christening; the list includes Carl Vinson (CVN-70), Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-709), Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), John C. Stennis (CVN-74), Bob Hope (T-AKR-300), Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), Nitze (DDG-94), Jimmy Carter (SSN-23), and George H. W. Bush (CVN-77). The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 10 December 1973 and her keel was laid down on 24 July 1981. She was launched on 27 August 1983 sponsored by the Admiral's wife, Mrs. Elenore Ann Bednowicz Rickover, (whose first name is found in a wide variety of spellings, including Eleanore, Eleonore, and Eleanor) and commissioned on 21 July 1984 with Commander Fredrik Sprutenburg in command.
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On 12 April 2004 Rickover returned from six months on patrol in the North Atlantic in support of the War on Terrorism.
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Based on data from the Naval Vessel Register
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Providence | Pittsburgh | Chicago | Key West | Oklahoma City | Louisville | Helena | Newport News |
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San Juan | Pasadena | Albany | Topeka | Miami | Scranton | Alexandria | Asheville | Jefferson City | Annapolis | Springfield | Columbus | Santa Fe | Boise | Montpelier | Charlotte | Hampton | Hartford | Toledo | Tucson | Columbia | Greeneville | Cheyenne |
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