Career
Awarded:	23 February 1976
Laid down:	25 January 1980
Launched:	8 May 1982
Commissioned:	5 November 1983
Fate:
Homeport:	Pearl Harbor
General Characteristics
Displacement:	5771 tons light, 6142 tons full, 371 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

USS Buffalo (SSN-715), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Buffalo, New York. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 23 February 1976 and her keel was laid down on 25 January 1980. She was launched on 8 May 1982 sponsored by Mrs. Joanne Kemp, and commissioned on 5 November 1983, with Commander G. Michael Hewitt in command.

In 1999, Buffalo was modified to carry a Dry Deck Shelter (DDS).

See USS Buffalo for other ships of the same name.

References

This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register and various press releases.