The name ASPRO is from a fish found abundantly in the upper Rhone River. According to legend, the aspro comes to the surface only in bad weather, when other fishes take refuge near the bottom. This trait gave rise to its nickname, "Sorcerer". |
NICKNAME - |
MOTTO - "FAITH - VIGILANCE - SERVICE" |
CLASS - (SSN-637) STURGEON Attack Submarine (6) |
AWARDED - 1963 |
BUILDER - Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation, Pascagoula, MS |
IN COMMISSION - 1969 - 1995 |
DISPOSITION - completed Submarine Recycling Program at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA, November, 2000. |
ASPRO Awards/Recognition - |
ASPRO factoid - |
USS ASPRO (SSN-648) LINKS
- USS ASPRO (SSN-648) - SubNet ASPRO stats and photo page. [ www.subnet.com/fleet/ssn648.htm ]
- USS ASPRO (SSN-648) - NavSource Submarine Photo Archive.
- USS ASPRO (SSN-648) - ASPRO Navy Vessel Register web page.
- USS ASPRO (SSN-648) - an unofficial ASPRO site by Steven McDermott.
[ www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/2851/index.html ]
- USS ASPRO (SSN-648) - ASPRO history page by NavyHistory.com.
- USS ASPRO (SSN-648) - the NavySite.de ASPRO page.
- USS ASPRO (SSN-648) - Military.com submarine ASPRO Homepage; Buddies, Reunions, Messages, Histories; you have to do the email/password thing, what else is new?
- USS ASPRO (SSN-648) - an ASPRO narrative page by NavyHistory.com.
- USS ASPRO (SSN-648) - a Wikipedia.org ASPRO page.
- USS ASPRO (SSN-648) - a U.S. Navy Historical Center ASPRO DANFS narrative page.
- USS ASPRO (SSN-648) - 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 ASPRO (SSN-648) - an identical page to the USSVI page above by Decklog.com.
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