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U.S.S. SEAHORSE
(SSN-669)THOROUGHBRED OF THE FLEET
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USS SEAHORSE (SSN-669) - a Sturgeon-class attack submarine
In Commission 1969 to 1995SSN-669 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUG | 1966 | - | Keel Date: 13 AUG 1966 at General Dynamics Electric Boat Groton CT | ||
| JUN | 1968 | - | Launch Date: 15 JUN 1968 | ||
| SEP | 1969 | - | Commissioned: 19 SEP 1969 | ||
| NOV | 1970 | - | FEB | 1971 | North Atlantic |
| AUG | 1971 | - | OCT | 1971 | Mediterranean |
| FEB | 1972 | - | MAY | 1972 | North Atlantic |
| SEP | 1972 | - | NOV | 1972 | North Atlantic |
| OCT | 1973 | - | FEB | 1974 | Mediterranean |
| MAR | 1974 | - | MAY | 1975 | Regular Overhaul |
| FEB | 1976 | - | MAY | 1976 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| NOV | 1976 | - | MAY | 1977 | Mediterranean |
| OCT | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 30 OCT 1981 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1981 | - | APR | 1982 | Circumnavigation |
| DEC | 1981 | - | JAN | 1982 | Major Upkeep-Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean |
| APR | 1982 | - | APR | 1982 | Panama Canal |
| JUL | 1983 | - | JUL | 1983 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| NOV | 1984 | - | FEB | 1985 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| JUL | 1985 | - | OCT | 1985 | North Pole |
| JUL | 1985 | - | OCT | 1985 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| JUL | 1986 | - | SEP | 1986 | North Atlantic |
| NOV | 1986 | - | JAN | 1987 | Panama Canal |
| DEC | 1986 | - | JAN | 1987 | Shellback - Equater |
| DEC | 1986 | - | JUN | 1989 | Regular Overhaul |
| MAR | 1990 | - | JUN | 1990 | North Pole |
| AUG | 1992 | - | JAN | 1993 | Mediterranean |
| AUG | 1994 | - | Shellback Initiation - 11 AUG 1994 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1995 | - | Decommissioned: 17 AUG 1995 | ||
SSN-669 General Specifications
Class: Sturgeon-class attack submarine
Named for: The seahorse
Complement: 13 Officers and 95 Enlisted
Displacement: 4027 tons
Length: 292 feet
Beam: 32 feet
Flank Speed: 15 knots
Final Disposition: Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program begun 1 March 1995 completed 30 September 1996
USS SEAHORSE (SSN-669)
The second Seahorse (SSN-669) was laid down on 13
August 1966 by General Dynamics Corp., Electric Boat Division, Groton,
Conn.; launched on 15 June1968; sponsored by Mrs. Paul R. Ignatius, wife of the Secretary
of the Navy; and commissioned on 19 September 1969, Comdr. George T.
Harper, Jr., in command.
Following a Caribbean shakedown cruise and visits to
Roosevelt Roads and San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Frederiksted, St. Croix, Seahorse
returned to her home port, Charleston, S.C. For the remainder of 1969 and
through November 1970, the submarine operated in the Atlantic
and Caribbean areas, engaging in local operations and conducting type
training.
On 30 November, Seahorse got underway from Charleston
on her first major deployment, in which she operated in the Atlantic and
visited Bremerhaven, Germany, before returning to Charleston on 14 February
1971. For the next four months, Seahorse conducted
type training, engaged in air group operations, and made final
preparations for an extended Mediterranean deployment. Departing
Charleston on 21 June, she arrived at Rota, Spain, on 2 July and continued
to operate in the Mediterranean Sea until 4 October, when she
headed back to Charleston. She remained in Charleston for the next three and
one-half months.
On 9 February 1972, Seahorse set sail for a north Atlantic
deployment, visiting Faslane, Scotland, before returning to Charleston
on 11 May. During the months of June, July, and August, she spent four weeks at
sea in the Atlantic providing services for air groups and participating
in destroyer operations. In September, Seahorse departed
for the North Atlantic to narticipate in NATO Exercise "Strong
Express," followed by exercises with Great Britain and Canada in October, and with
the Royal Netherlands Navy in November. The submarine returned to
Charleston on 5 November, where she continued to operate into 1974.
[Note: The above USS SEAHORSE (SSN-669) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS SEAHORSE (SSN-669), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]