USS Billfish (SSN-676)

USS Billfish (SSN-676)

USS "Billfish" (SSN-676), a "Sturgeon"-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the billfish, any fish, such as gar or spearfish, with bill-shaped jaws.

The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 15 July 1966 and her keel was laid down on 20 September 1968. She was launched on 1 May 1970 sponsored by Mrs. Earle G. Wheeler, and commissioned on 12 March 1971, with Commander Richard M. Hughes in command.

"Billfish" was decommissioned on 1 July 1999 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 July 1999. Ex-"Billfish" entered the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program in Bremerton, Washington, and on 26 April 2000 ceased to exist.

"Billfish" was one of the few submarines fitted to carry the DSRV during the 1980s.

References

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External links

* [http://ussbillfish.com/ USS Billfish site, created by a former Billfish Crew member]


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