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U.S.S. PUFFER
(SSN-652)PRIDE IN PERFECTION
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USS PUFFER (SSN-652) - a Sturgeon-class attack submarine
In Commission 1969 to 1996SSN-652 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEB | 1965 | - | Keel Date: 8 FEB 1965 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
| MAR | 1968 | - | Launch Date: 30 MAR 1968 | ||
| AUG | 1969 | - | Commissioned: 9 AUG 1969 | ||
| AUG | 1977 | - | Shellback Initiation - 7 AUG 1977 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 NOV 1981 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| APR | 1993 | - | APR | 1993 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| APR | 1993 | - | APR | 1993 | North Pole |
| JUN | 1993 | - | JUN | 1993 | Panama Canal |
| JUN | 1993 | - | JUN | 1993 | Shell Back |
| JUL | 1996 | - | Decommissioned: 12 JUL 1996 | ||
SSN-652 General Specifications
Class: Sturgeon-class attack submarine
Named for: The pufferfish
Complement: 14 Officers and 95 Enlisted
Displacement: 3978 tons
Length: 292 feet
Beam: 32 feet
Flank Speed: Over 20 knots
Final Disposition: Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program completed 28 March 1997
USS PUFFER (SSN-652)
The second Puffer was laid down 8 February 1965 by Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp.,
Pascagoula, Miss.; launched 30 March 1968; sponsored by Mrs. John B. Colwell;
and commissioned 9 August 1969, Lt. Comdr. John M. Will, Jr., in command.
This undersea warrior, one of the most
modern and advanced submarines, will be a worthy successor to the famed Puffer that fought so valiantly in World
War II.
[Note: The above USS PUFFER (SSN-652) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS PUFFER (SSN-652), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]
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