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The name RAY is from a fish that is characterized by a flat body, large pectoral fins and a whiplike tail.

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CLASS - (SSN-637) STURGEON Attack Submarine (11)

AWARDED - 1963

BUILDER - Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA

IN COMMISSION - 1967 - 1993

DISPOSITION - completed Submarine Recycling Program at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA, November, 2003.

RAY Awards/Recognition - she was awarded five Navy Unit Commendations and six Meritorious Unit Commendations. When she was inactivated on 24 July 1992, RAY was the most decorated submarine in the Atlantic Fleet.

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USS RAY (SSN-653) LINKS

USS RAY (SSN-653) - the pic is the link. [ http://donshelton.net/raypage.htm ]
USS RAY (SSN-653) - SubNet RAY stats and photo page. [ www.subnet.com/fleet/ssn653.htm ]
USS RAY (SSN-653) - NavSource Submarine Photo Archive.
USS RAY (SSN-653) - DANFS, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
USS RAY (SSN-653) - a U.S. Navy Historical Center RAY DANFS narrative page.
USS RAY (SSN-653) - RAY Navy Vessel Register web page.
USS RAY (SSN-653) - a brief report of the RAY grounding incident by LostSubs.com . FUNNY, I GET A "FORBIDDEN" MESSAGE - NOW IT SEEMS THAT [ www.lostsubs.com/SSN-653.htm ] IS GONE FOREVER [COB (LINKS)]
USS RAY (SSN-653) - the NavySite.de RAY page.
USS RAY (SSN-653) - Military.com submarine RAY Homepage; Buddies, Reunions, Messages, Histories; you have to do the email/password thing, what else is new?
USS RAY (SSN-653) - a comprehensive RAY page by Submarinesailor.com; photo gallery, commanding officers, awards.
USS RAY (SSN-653) - a RAY narrative page by NavyHistory.com.
USS RAY (SSN-653) - a Wikipedia.org RAY page.
USS RAY (SSN-653) - 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 RAY (SSN-653) - an identical page to the USSVI page above by Decklog.com.