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U.S.S. LAPON
(SSN-661)SECRET ET HARDI
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USS LAPON (SSN-661) - a Sturgeon-class attack submarine
In Commission 1967 to 1992SSN-661 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a SSN-661 Shellback Initiation | Add a SSN-661 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUL | 1965 | - | Keel Date: 26 JUL 1965 at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Newport News VA | ||
| DEC | 1966 | - | Launch Date: 16 DEC 1966 | ||
| DEC | 1967 | - | Commissioned: 14 DEC 1967 | ||
| DEC | 1969 | - | JUL | 1970 | North Atlantic |
| AUG | 1972 | - | SEP | 1973 | Regular Overhaul |
| JUN | 1973 | - | DEC | 1973 | Mediterranean |
| NOV | 1974 | - | MAY | 1975 | Mediterranean |
| APR | 1978 | - | SEP | 1978 | Mediterranean |
| JUN | 1979 | - | SEP | 1979 | North Atlantic |
| MAY | 1980 | - | OCT | 1980 | Mediterranean |
| NOV | 1981 | - | MAR | 1982 | Mediterranean |
| MAY | 1985 | - | NOV | 1985 | Circumnavigation |
| JAN | 1989 | - | APR | 1989 | North Atlantic |
| NOV | 1989 | - | MAY | 1990 | Mediterranean |
| AUG | 1992 | - | Decommissioned: 8 AUG 1992 | ||
SSN-661 General Specifications
Class: Sturgeon-class attack submarine
Named for: The lapon
Complement: 107 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 3860 tons
Length: 292 feet
Beam: 31 feet 8 inches
Final Disposition: Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program completed 30 November 2004
USS LAPON (SSN-661)
Lapon was laid down
26 July 1965 by Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newport News, Va.;
launched 16 December 1966; sponsored by Mrs. Charles D. Griffin; and
commissioned 14 December 1967, Comdr. Chester M. Mack in command.
Upon commissioning, Lapon reported to Commander,
Submarine Force Atlantic Fleet for duty, with her homeport at Norfolk, Va. She
spent most of 1968 going through training programs and cruising along the east
coast of the United States. Into 1969, she is preparing for a Mediterranean
deployment and will join the 6th Fleet.
[Note: The above USS LAPON (SSN-661) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS LAPON (SSN-661), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]