SEADRAGON SSN 584

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.

Skate Class Submarine Keel Laid 20 June 1956 - Launched 16 August 1958 USS SEADRAGON SSN-584 Commissioned 5 December 1959 - Decommissioned 12 June 1983 Laid up in Reserve Fleet Struck from Naval Register 30 April 1986 Disposed of through NPSSRP 18 September 1995

Naval Covers

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1. USS Seadragon SSN-584 Covers Page 1     (1958-2010)

 

Postmarks

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

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "50th Anniversary at / the North Pole Station" Nome AK

2010-08-25

50th Anniversary of reaching the North Pole. Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

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USPO Machine Nome, Alaska

1960-09-05 to 1960-09-05

No Image

First Submerged Northwest Passage

 

USPS Type 9 "Submarine Base Station" Honolulu HI

1984-06-12 to 1984-06-12

No Image

Decommissioning
Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Type 9 "Naval Base Branch" Bremerton WA

1994-10-18 to 1994-10-18

Scrapping program is started for the USS Swordfish SSN-579, USS Seadragon SSN-584, USS Sturgeon SSN-637, USS Francis Scott Key SSBN-657 and USS Benjamin Franklin SSBN-640 at the Puget Sound Navy Yard Bremerton WA
Tom Armstrong

 

Other Information

USS SEADRAGON earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon and the National Defense Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A small fish commonly called the dragonet.

The submarines sponsor was Mrs. Robert L. Dennison.

Two submarines of the US Navy have borne the name SEADRAGON - USS Seadragon SS-194 and USS Seadragon SSN-584.

 

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