US NAVY SUBMARINE- USS SEAWOLF / SSN-21 Challenge Coin for Sale

US NAVY SUBMARINE- USS SEAWOLF / SSN-21 Challenge Coin For Sale

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US NAVY SUBMARINE- USS SEAWOLF / SSN-21 Challenge Coin :
$14.99

This is a great looking US NAVY SUBMARINE - USS Seawolf (SSN-21) Challenge Coin. Coin has reeded edges and is about 1 9/16" in diameter. Front side of coin is printed enamel and colorized while the rear side is raised lettering and gold plated. Coin is contained in an acrylic air tight holder.USS Seawolf (SSN-21), the lead ship of her class, is the fourth submarine of the United States Navy named for the Seawolf, a solitary fish with strong, prominent teeth and projecting tusks that give it a savage look. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics and Newport News Shipbuilding on 9 January 1989 and her keel was laid down on 25 October 1989. She was launched on 24 June 1995, sponsored by Mrs. Margaret Dalton, and commissioned on 19 July 1997 with Commander David M. McCall in command.

USS Seawolf was a product of the Cold War, designed as a replacement for the Los Angeles-class submarines and as a response to the Soviet Akula class. According to the Navy's "Undersea Warfare" magazine, Seawolf is quieter at high speed than a Los Angelessubmarine is pierside. Originally 29 were planned for production, but with the end of the Cold War, the cost was judged to be prohibitively high and only three were built (Seawolf, Connecticut, and Jimmy Carter) in favor of the smaller Virginia-class submarines, which were expected to be about 10% cheaper.

Between 25–27 March 2006, a series of anti-submarine warfare exercises were held in Hawaiian waters that included Seawolf, Carrier Strike Group Nine; the nuclear-powered attack submarines Cheyenne, Greeneville, Tucson, and Pasadena, as well as land-based P-3 Orion aircraft from patrol squadrons VP-4, VP-9, and VP-47.

On 22 July 2007, the submarine transferred from her previous homeport of Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, to permanently reside at Sub Base Bangor in Silverdale, Washington.

Adding support personnel as well as ship's crew, there are 140 personnel attached to January 1989Builder:General Dynamics Electric Boat
Laid down:25 October 1989Launched:24 June 1995Commissioned:19 July 1997Homeport:Naval Base Kitsap,Bremerton, Washington
Motto:Cave Lupum ("BewaretheWolf")Status:in active service
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