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U.S.S. PERMIT

(SSN-594)

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USS PERMIT (SSN-594) - a Thresher/Permit-class submarine

In Commission 1962 to 1991

SSN-594 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
MAY1959-Keel Date: 1 MAY 1959
at Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo CA
JUL1961-Launch Date: 1 JUL 1961
MAY1962-Commissioned: 29 MAY 1962
MAR1963-MAR1963March 28th, 1963 first submerged launch of SUBROC
MAY1965-DEC1965West Pac
MAY1966-AUG1966Sealed Boat Record of 87days. PeriscopeOnlyMast used. Submerged
JUN1966-AUG1966West Pac
APR1970-DEC1970West Pac
JUN1970-JUL1970Scope Replacement - Subic
JUL1974-JAN1975West Pac
MAR1976-AUG1976West Pac
JAN1977-JAN19771st Submerged Tomahawk Launch
JUN1979-DEC1979West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
JUN1980-DEC1980West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
MAR1982-SEP1982West Pac
DEC1982-SEP1984Regular Overhaul
MAR1987-SEP1987West Pac
JUN1989-DEC1989West Pac
JUL1991-Decommissioned: 23 JUL 1991

SSN-594 General Specifications

Class: Thresher/Permit-class submarine

Named for: Permit

Complement: 105 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 3700 tons

Length: 278 feet 5 inches

Beam: 31 feet 7 inches

Flank Speed: 20 knots

Final Disposition: Entered Ship-Submarine Recycling Program 30 September 1991



USS PERMIT (SSN-594)



The second Permit (SSN-594) was laid down by the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in May 1959; launched 1 July 1961; sponsored by Mrs. John A. McCone, and commissioned 29 May 1962, Comdr. Richard H. Blount in command.

She spent 5 weeks of trials in the Puget Sound area, and then 3 weeks at Mare Island for checkout of the SUBROC missile system. During late summer and early fall, Permit underwent shakedown in the San Diego area. After final acceptance trials in January 1963, she participated in a thorough evaluation of the SUBROC missile, and on 28 March, became the first submarine to successfully fire one. During 1964 and 1965 Permit engaged in more testing and training of an advanced nature.

Permit underwent an overhaul at Mare Island during the winter of 1966. From May to July she deployed to WestPac, and after a short stop at Pearl Harbor, returned to San Diego 13 August. She spent the remainder of the year operating in local waters.

The submarine underwent overhaul at Mare Island in 1967. During this period, her homeport was changed to Vallejo. By late November Permit was ready for trials in Puget Sound, Wash., and a return to San Diego 12 December. She operated off San Diego until 22 April, when she departed for Special Operations in the Pacific, which lasted until 26 June. From 24 July to 1 October she was engaged in another special assignment. Permit then resumed local operations off San Diego, and into 1970 is still actively engaged with the Pacific Fleet.

[Note: The above USS PERMIT (SSN-594) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS PERMIT (SSN-594), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]