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U.S.S. PERMIT
(SSN-594)VIGILATE IN PACE ET BELLO
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USS PERMIT (SSN-594) - a Thresher/Permit-class submarine
In Commission 1962 to 1991SSN-594 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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MAY | 1959 | - | Keel Date: 1 MAY 1959 at Mare Island Naval Shipyard Vallejo CA | ||
JUL | 1961 | - | Launch Date: 1 JUL 1961 | ||
MAY | 1962 | - | Commissioned: 29 MAY 1962 | ||
MAR | 1963 | - | MAR | 1963 | March 28th, 1963 first submerged launch of SUBROC |
MAY | 1965 | - | DEC | 1965 | West Pac |
MAY | 1966 | - | AUG | 1966 | Sealed Boat Record of 87days. PeriscopeOnlyMast used. Submerged |
JUN | 1966 | - | AUG | 1966 | West Pac |
APR | 1970 | - | DEC | 1970 | West Pac |
JUN | 1970 | - | JUL | 1970 | Scope Replacement - Subic |
JUL | 1974 | - | JAN | 1975 | West Pac |
MAR | 1976 | - | AUG | 1976 | West Pac |
JAN | 1977 | - | JAN | 1977 | 1st Submerged Tomahawk Launch |
JUN | 1979 | - | DEC | 1979 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
JUN | 1980 | - | DEC | 1980 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
MAR | 1982 | - | SEP | 1982 | West Pac |
DEC | 1982 | - | SEP | 1984 | Regular Overhaul |
MAR | 1987 | - | SEP | 1987 | West Pac |
JUN | 1989 | - | DEC | 1989 | West Pac |
JUL | 1991 | - | 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]