HALIBUT SSN 587

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Halibut Class Guided Missile Submarine Keel Laid April 11 1957 - Launched January 9 1959 USS HALIBUT SSGN-587 Commissioned January 4 1960 USS HALIBUT SSN-587 Redesignated Attack Submarine (SSN) April 15 1975 Decommissioned June 30 1976 Laid up at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA Struck from Naval Register April 30 1986 Disposed of through NPSSRP September 9 1994

Naval Covers

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1. USS Halibut SSBN/SSN-587 Covers Page 1    (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPO Type 9 "Submarine Base Sta." Honolulu, Hawaii

1960-12-20

N/A

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USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "Submarine Base Sta." Honolulu, Hawaii

1961-03-31

N/A

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USPO Type 9 "Submarine Base Sta." Honolulu, Hawaii

1961-04-10

N/A

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USPO Slogan Machine Cancel "Submarine Base Sta." Honolulu, Hawaii

1963-07-30

N/A

REGULUS Missile tests

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Presidential Unit Citation - Navy Unit Commendation (3) - National Defense Service Medal

NAMESAKE - A large species of flatfish found on both sides of the Atlantic

 

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