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U.S.S. SPADEFISH
(SSN-668)DIVE DEEP DIVE HARD FEAR NOTHING
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USS SPADEFISH (SSN-668) - a Sturgeon-class attack submarine
In Commission 1969 to 1997SSN-668 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a SSN-668 Shellback Initiation | Add a SSN-668 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEC | 1944 | - | Shellback Initiation - 29 DEC 1944 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| DEC | 1966 | - | Keel Date: 21 DEC 1966 at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Newport News VA | ||
| MAY | 1968 | - | Launch Date: 15 MAY 1968 | ||
| AUG | 1969 | - | Commissioned: 14 AUG 1969 | ||
| MAR | 1971 | - | DEC | 1971 | Sea Trials |
| OCT | 1974 | - | JAN | 1975 | Mediterranean |
| MAR | 1980 | - | AUG | 1980 | Mediterranean |
| MAR | 1980 | - | AUG | 1980 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1983 | - | APR | 1983 | North Pole |
| AUG | 1984 | - | OCT | 1984 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| MAY | 1985 | - | SEP | 1985 | North Pole |
| MAR | 1986 | - | AUG | 1986 | Mediterranean |
| MAR | 1990 | - | AUG | 1990 | Mediterranean |
| AUG | 1991 | - | NOV | 1991 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| APR | 1997 | - | Decommissioned: 11 APR 1997 | ||
SSN-668 General Specifications
Class: Sturgeon-class attack submarine
Named for: The spadefish
Complement: 14 Officers and 95 Enlisted
Displacement: 3995 tons
Length: 292 feet 3 inches
Beam: 31 feet 8 inches
Flank Speed: 15 knots
Final Disposition: Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program begun 1 October 1996 completed 24 October 1997
USS SPADEFISH (SSN-668)
The second Spadefish (SSN-668) was laid down on 21 December 1966 by the
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.,
Newport News, Va.; launched on 15 May
1968; sponsored by Mrs. Charles T. Booth II; and commissioned on 14 August 1969, Comdr. G. M. Henson in command.
Following shakedown in the Atlantic, Spadefish underwent
post-shakedown availability at Newport News from April to June 1970
and, in July, participated in antisubmarine warfare exercises in the
North Atlantic. After returning to her homeport, Norfolk, Va., the submarine was
deployed in the Atlantic from October to
December and then returned to Norfolk for upkeep.
On 18 February 1971, she got underway for her second deployment in the
Atlantic, visiting Faslane, Scotland,
before returning to Norfolk on 18 April. The submarine operated in the Norfolk area for the remainder of the year, participating in
antisubmarine warfare exercises and type training.
For the year 1972, Spadefish participated in
training operations in the Norfolk area until deploying in the Atlantic
from June to August, visiting Holy Loch, Scotland, before returning to
Norfolk. She again deployed in the Atlantic on 10 October and
returned to Norfolk on 17 December for the holidays.
Through the first six months of 1973, Spadefish operated
out of Norfolk along the east coast. She conducted independent exercises,
an SSBN security exercise and independent type training. In May and
June, she supported Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla 8 in a LANTREADEX
and SEACONEX. At the end of June, she spent a week at Portland, England, and,
in July, returned to the east coast. At the beginning of September,
she commenced a major overhaul at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Spadefish completed
overhaul in July 1974 and resumed Atlantic
coast operation. She was so employed
through 1974 and for the first four months
of 1975.
[Note: The above USS SPADEFISH (SSN-668) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS SPADEFISH (SSN-668), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]