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U.S.S. WHALE

(SSN-638)

RUN SILENT - RUN DEEP
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SSN-638 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
OCT1968-OCT1968Commisioning
APR1969-MAY1969North Pole
JUL1970-SEP1970Blue Nose - Arctic Circle
SEP1970-NOV1970Mediterranean
MAR1971-JUN1971Blue Nose - Arctic Circle
MAR1972-JUN1972Antarctic Circle
MAR1972-JUN1972Blue Nose - Arctic Circle
MAR1972-JUN1972North Atlantic
MAY1974-OCT1974Mediterranean
APR1979-SEP1979Mediterranean
MAY1981- Shellback Initiation - 10 MAY 1981 - Atlantic Ocean
MAY1981-Shellback Initiation - 10 MAY 1981 - Atlantic Ocean
AUG1983-JAN1984North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean
JAN1985-APR1985North Atlantic
NOV1985-JUN1988Regular Overhaul
JAN1989-JUN1989Mediterranean
AUG1990-AUG1990Blue Nose - Arctic Circle
AUG1990-NOV1990North Atlantic
JUN1991-NOV1991North Atlantic
MAY1992-NOV1992UNITAS
JUN1992- Shellback Initiation - 4 JUN 1992 - Atlantic Ocean
OCT1992- Shellback Initiation - 11 OCT 1992 - Pacific Ocean
JUN1994-NOV1994North Pole
APR1995-OCT1995Decommisioning
SEP1995- Shellback Initiation - 1 SEP 1995 - Indian Ocean
SEP1995- Shellback Initiation - 1 SEP 1995 - Indian Ocean

SSN-638 General Specifications