DATE: 05 DEC 2010 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia search The third USS Indianapolis (SSN-697), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Indianapolis, Indiana. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, on 24 January 1972 and her keel was laid down on 19 October 1974. She was launched on 30 July 1977 sponsored by Mrs. William G. Bray, and commissioned on 5 January 1980, with Commander Harry P. Salmon, Jr., in command. When the submarine Indianapolis was commissioned, many survivors of the cruiser Indianapolis CA-35, were present for the official ceremony. Name: USS Indianapolis SSN 697 Awarded: 24 January 1972 Builder: General Dynamics Corporation Laid down: 19 October 1974 Launched: 30 July 1977 Commissioned: 5 January 1980 Decommissioned: 22 December 1998 Struck: 22 December 1998 Fate: To be disposed of by submarine recycling General characteristics: Class and type: Los Angeles class submarine Displacement: 5,784 tons light 6,154 tons full 370 tons dead Length: 110.3 m (361 ft 11 in) Beam: 10 m (32 ft 10 in) Draft: 9.7 m (31 ft 10 in) Propulsion: S6G nuclear reactor with D1G Core 2 Reactor, 148 MW Complement: 12 officers, 98 men Armament: 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes Indianapolis was decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 22 December 1998 and stored in Pearl Harbor until disposed of by submarine recycling. For other ships of the same name, see USS Indianapolis. by; C.W. Crist