The name SKIPJACK is from any of several kinds of fishes that jump above, or play at, the surface of the water. |
NICKNAME - |
MOTTO - "RADIX NOVA TRIDENTIS" |
CLASS - (SSN-585) SKIPJACK Attack Submarine (1) |
AWARDED - 1955 |
BUILDER - Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT |
IN COMMISSION - 1959 - 1990 |
DISPOSITION - completed Submarine Recycling Program at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA, July, 1998. |
SKIPJACK Awards/Recognition - |
SKIPJACK factoid - she was the prototype which mated nuclear power with an Albacore-teardrop hull. |
USS SKIPJACK (SSN-585) LINKS
- USS SKIPJACK (SSN-585) - SubNet SKIPJACK stats and photo page. [ www.subnet.com/fleet/ssn585.htm ]
- USS SKIPJACK (SSN-585) - NavSource Submarine Photo Archive.
- USS SKIPJACK (SSN-585) - DANFS, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
- USS SKIPJACK (SSN-585) - a U.S. Navy Historical Center
SKIPJACK DANFS narrative page.
- USS SKIPJACK (SSN-585) - SKIPJACK Navy Vessel Register web page.
- USS SKIPJACK (SSN-585) - the NavySite.de SKIPJACK page.
- USS SKIPJACK (SSN-585) - Military.com submarine SKIPJACK Homepage; Buddies, Reunions, Messages, Histories; you have to do the email/password thing, what else is new?
- USS SKIPJACK (SSN-585) - dedicated to the Crew of the Skipjack whose standards and performance were instrumental in helping to win the Cold War; by Zerk.
- USS SKIPJACK (SSN-585) - a SKIPJACK narrative page by NavyHistory.com.
- USS SKIPJACK (SSN-585) - a Wikipedia.org SKIPJACK page.
- USS SKIPJACK (SSN-585) - a USSVI Ship's Profile page w/Classification, Characteristics, Key Dates, Reunion/Association, Crew Lists (available on DeckLog), History, Internet Associations and Reunions, Photo and Patch.
- USS SKIPJACK (SSN-585) - an identical page to the USSVI page above by Decklog.com.

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