It was the Providence s last.
Built by General Dynamics Electric Boat and launched in 1984, the Providence is now headed toward decommissioning and recycling, as the Navy calls cutting a retired warship up for scrap metal.
According to the Navy s 30-year shipbuilding plan, the Providence is scheduled to be recycled in the 2022 budget year.
The Providence is the oldest fast-attack submarine, commissioned into the Navy on July 27, 1985. Fast-attack subs perform several types of missions, including anti-submarine and anti-surface-ship warfare, as well as launching Tomahawk cruise missiles at land targets, delivering special operations forces and conducting surveillance. The Providence was the first Los Angeles-class submarine with vertical launch tubes for deploying Tomahawk missiles.