Wednesday 8 May 2013

USN Submarines - May 8th



  • 1942 - USS Guardfish (SS 217) is commissioned
  • 1944 - Keel is laid for the USS Tigrone (SS 419)
  • 1953 - USS Tunny (SS-282), prototype SSG conversion is recommissioned. She is the first U. S. submarine equipped to fire surface-to-surface Regulus missiles.
  • 1962 - USS Lafayette (SSBN 616) is launched
  • 1970 - USS Tench (SS 417) is decommissioned for the second time
  • 1976 - Keel is laid for the USS Bremerton (SSN 698)
  • 1980 - Keel is laid for the USS Portsmouth (SSN 707)
  • 1982 - USS Buffalo (SSN 715) is launched 
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  •  Thanks to Myron Howard

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