Construction and Commissioning
The contract to build L. Mendel Rivers was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia, on 1 July 1969 and her keel was laid down there on 26 June 1971. She was launched on 2 June 1973, sponsored by L. Mendel Rivers' two daughters, Margaret Rivers Eastman and Marion Rivers, and commissioned on 1 February 1975 with Commander Roderic L. Wolfe in command.
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