USS Montpelier (SSN-765)
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| Awarded: | 6 February 1987 |
| Laid down: | 19 May 1989 |
| Launched: | 23 August 1991 |
| Commissioned: | 13 March 1993 |
| Status: | Template:Active in service |
| Homeport: | Norfolk, Virginia |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 6000 tons light, 6927 tons full, 927 tons dead |
| Length: | 110.3 meters (362 feet) |
| Beam: | 10 meters (33 feet) |
| Draft: | 9.4 meters (31 feet) |
| Propulsion: | one S6G reactor |
| Complement: | 12 officers, 98 men |
| Motto: | Audaces Fortuna Juvat, "Fortune Favors the Bold" |
USS Montpelier (SSN-765), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Montpelier, Vermont. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 6 February 1987 and her keel was laid down on 19 May 1989. She was launched on 23 August 1991 sponsored by Mrs. Nancy Hayes Sununu, and commissioned on 13 March 1993 with Commander Victor Fiebig in command.
Montpelier is scheduled to enter the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine for overhaul in June 2004.
See USS Montpelier for other ships of the same name.
Awards
| Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals | 23 March - 31 March 1997 |
| 1 April - 24 June 1997 | |
| Armed Forces Service Medals | 4 April - 28 April 1995 |
| 13 March - 3 June 1995 | |
| NATO Medal | March - June 1995 |
| Navy Unit Commendation | March - June 1995 |
| Navy "E" Ribbon (Battle Efficiency Award) | 1 January - 31 December 1994 |
| Navy Expeditionary Medal | July - December 1998 |
| Arctic Service Ribbon | July - December 1998 |
External link
- Naval Vessel Register entry for USS Montpelier (http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/SSN765.htm)
References
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register as well as various press releases and news stories.
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