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U.S.S. HADDOCK

(SSN-621)

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USS HADDOCK (SSN-621) - a Thresher/Permit-class submarine

In Commission 1967 to 1993

SSN-621 Deployments - Major Events

Month	Year	to	Month	Year	Deployment / Event
Add a SSN-621 Shellback Initiation					Add a SSN-621 Deployment - Major Event
JUL	1960	-	JUL	1960	Historical record for the USS Haddock SSN 621.
AUG	1960	-	AUG	1960	Contract: Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula Mississippi
APR	1961	-	APR	1961	Keel Date: April 24 1961
APR	1961	-			Keel Date: 24 APR 1961 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS
MAY	1966	-			Launch Date: 21 MAY 1966
MAY	1966	-	MAY	1966	Launch Date: May 21 1966
JAN	1967	-	JAN	1967	CDR Stanley Anderson Commanding Officer 1967-1970
DEC	1967	-			Commissioned: 22 DEC 1967
DEC	1967	-	DEC	1967	Commissioning Date: December 22 1967
JAN	1968	-	AUG	1968	Four Corners Tour: Groton Ft Lauderdale San Diego Bremerton
JAN	1968	-	MAR	1968	Homeport: Ballast Point Naval Base San Diego California
SEP	1968	-	SEP	1968	Homeport: Pearl Harbor Naval Base Honolulu Hawaii
SEP	1968	-	MAY	1969	West Pac
DEC	1968	-	JUN	1969	WestPac - South Pacific
JAN	1969	-	MAY	1969	West Pac
FEB	1969	-	MAR	1969	West Pac-Viet Nam
FEB	1969	-	FEB	1969	Awarded first Vietnam Service (Medal)
MAR	1969	-	MAR	1969	Awarded second Vietnam Service (Medal)
APR	1969	-	APR	1969	Awarded first Armed Forces Expeditionary (Medal)
MAY	1969	-	MAY	1969	Awarded second Armed Forces Expeditionary (Medal)
MAY	1969	-	DEC	1969	West Pac
OCT	1969	-	DEC	1969	Pearl to Pearl
JAN	1970	-	JAN	1970	CDR Paul Grozen Commanding Officer 1970-1974
JUL	1970	-	JAN	1971	WestPac - North Pacific
APR	1971	-	OCT	1972	Major overhaul (1st) Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
JUL	1971	-	JUL	1971	Awarded first Navy Battle E (Ribbon)
MAR	1973	-	OCT	1973	WestPac - South / North Pacific
MAY	1973	-	NOV	1973	West Pac
JUN	1973	-	JUN	1973	Awarded Meritorious Unit Commendation
JAN	1974	-	JAN	1974	CDR Keith Garland Commanding Officer 1974-1976
JAN	1975	-	JUL	1975	West Pac
JAN	1975	-	JUL	1975	WestPac - North Pacific
JAN	1976	-	JAN	1976	CDR Daniel Bacon Commanding Officer 1976 - 1980
APR	1976	-	JUL	1976	EastPac - East Pacific
JUN	1977	-	DEC	1978	Major overhaul (2nd) Mare Island Naval Shipyard
OCT	1978	-	OCT	1978	Awarded second Navy Battle E (Ribbon)
JAN	1979	-	JAN	1979	Awarder Navy Unit Commendation
JAN	1979	-	JAN	1979	Homeport: Ballast Point Naval Base San Diego California
OCT	1979	-	APR	1980	West Pac-Indian Ocean
JAN	1980	-	JAN	1980	Awarded first Navy Expeditionary (Medal)
JAN	1980	-	JAN	1980	CDR Gary Davis Commanding Officer 1980 - 1984
MAR	1981	-	NOV	1981	WestPac - Indian Ocean
MAY	1981	-	MAY	1981	Entered Domain of the Golden Dragon 25 May 1981
JUN	1981	-	JUN	1981	Awarded second Navy Expeditionary (Medal)
JUN	1981	-			Shellback Initiation - 10 JUN 1981 - Pacific Ocean
JUN	1983	-	NOV	1983	WestPac - North Pacific
JAN	1984	-	JAN	1984	CDR Michael McHugh Commanding Officer 1984 - 1987
OCT	1984	-	FEB	1987	Major overhaul (3rd) Mare Island Naval Shipyard
JAN	1987	-	JAN	1987	CDR Albert Schwartz Commanding Officer 1987 - 1990
JUN	1988	-	NOV	1988	WestPac - North Pacific
JAN	1990	-	JAN	1990	CDR Stephen Erick Commanding Officer 1990 - 1993
APR	1990	-	OCT	1990	WestPac - Indian Ocean
DEC	1990	-	JUN	1991	West Pac
JUL	1991	-	OCT	1991	WestPac - South Pacific
SEP	1991	-	OCT	1991	Major equipment failures limited depth return to Pearl Harbor
APR	1993	-			Decommissioned: 7 APR 1993
JUL	1993	-	JUL	1993	Defueled at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
OCT	1993	-	OCT	1993	Towed to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard entered NPSSRP Program
DEC	1993	-	DEC	1993	End of a great career 26 years of Naval service during Cold War
OCT	2001	-	OCT	2001	Ceased to exist scrapped and recycled

SSN-621 General Specifications

Class: Thresher/Permit-class submarine

Complement: 100 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 3770 tons

Length: 279 feet

Beam: 31 feet 8 inches

Final Disposition: Entered Ship-Submarine Recycling Program 1 October 2000; recycling completed 1 October 2001

USS HADDOCK (SSN-621)

Haddock (SSN-621) an attack nuclear submarine was laid down 24 April 1961 by Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. Pascagoula Miss.; launched 21 May 1966; sponsored by Mrs. Thomas G. Morris wife of Representative Morris of New Mexico; and commissioned 22 December 1967 Comdr. Stanley J. Anderson in command.

[Note: The above USS HADDOCK (SSN-621) history may or may not contain text provided by crew members of the USS HADDOCK (SSN-621) or by other non-crew members and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]

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