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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. 
The list is in chronological order.
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<ol>Sturgeon Class Attack Submarine<br/>
Keel Laid 20 September 1968 - Launched 1 May 1970<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BILLFISH SSN-676'''<br/> 
Commissioned 12 March 1971 - Decommissioned 1 July 1999<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register 1 July 1999<br/>
Disposed of through Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program 26 April 2000
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[[Image:BILLFISH SSN PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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<li>[[BILLFISH_SSN_676_Covers_Page_1 | USS Billfish SSN-676 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1968-99)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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Locy Type F
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1998-09-17
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"ICEX 1998", cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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Locy Type<br/>LDC F
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1999-07-01
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Billfish_SSN676_19990701_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Decommissioning_ | Decommissioning]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Any fish, such as gar or spearfish, with bill-shaped jaws.<br/><br/>
Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name BILLFISH - [[BILLFISH_SS_286_ | USS Billfish SS-286]] and USS Billfish SSN-676.<br/><br/>
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Frances H. Wheeler, wife of the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Earle G. Wheeler.
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