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USS HALIBUT was the first submarine in the world designed and built from the keel up to launch guided missiles. Designated SSGN 587 and intended to carry the Regulus I missile, she was equipped with a retractable ramp used to launch the missiles and with a special shelter capable of storing up to four Regulus I or two Regulus II missiles. After suspension of the Regulus program, the HALIBUT was reclassified as SSN in 1965. Additionally, HALIBUT's guided missile installions were removed and the submarine continued to serve as a test platform for the remaining 11 years of her career. Decommissioned on June 30, 1976, the submarine spent the following years berthed at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash. Stricken from the Navy list on April 30, 1986, the HALIBUT later entered the Navy's Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program. Recycing was completed on September 9, 1994.
General Characteristics: | Awarded: 1956 |
Keel laid: April 11, 1957 | |
Launched: January 9, 1959 | |
Commissioned: January 4, 1960 | |
Decommissioned: June 30, 1976 | |
Builder: Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Calif. | |
Propulsion system: one S3W nuclear reactor | |
Propellers: two | |
Length: 349.7 feet (106.6 meters) | |
Beam: 29.2 feet (8.9 meters) | |
Draft: 28.9 feet (8.8 meters) | |
Displacement: Surfaced: approx. 3,655 tons Submerged: approx. 5,000 tons | |
Speed: Surfaced: approx. 15 knots Submerged: approx. 20 knots | |
Armament: six 533 mm torpedo tubes | |
Crew: 10 Officers, 88 Enlisted |
Crew List:
This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS HALIBUT. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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