- USS LAPON (SSN-661) - The USS Lapon Association (SS-260 and SSN-661) history, specifications, crew rosters, and images. Association overview, and reunion information. Find the link.
- USS LAPON (SSN-661) - SubNet LAPON stats and photo page. [ www.subnet.com/fleet/ssn661.htm ]
- USS LAPON (SSN-661) - NavSource Submarine Photo Archive.
- USS LAPON (SSN-661) - DANFS, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
- USS LAPON (SSN-661) - a U.S. Navy Historical Center LAPON DANFS narrative page.
- USS LAPON (SSN-661) - LAPON Navy Vessel Register web page.
- USS LAPON (SSN-661) - the NavySite.de LAPON page.
- USS LAPON (SSN-661) - Military.com submarine LAPON Homepage; Buddies, Reunions, Messages, Histories; you have to do the email/password thing, what else is new?
- USS LAPON (SSN-661) - a LAPON narrative page by NavyHistory.com.
- USS LAPON (SSN-661) - a Wikipedia.org LAPON page.
- USS LAPON (SSN-661) - 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 LAPON (SSN-661) - an identical page to the USSVI page above by Decklog.com.
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The name LAPON is from a scorpion fish of the Pacific coast of America. | |
NICKNAME - |
MOTTO - "SECRET ET HARDI" |
CLASS - (SSN-637) STURGEON Attack Submarine (13) |
AWARDED - 1963 |
BUILDER - Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA |
IN COMMISSION - 1967 - 1992 |
DISPOSITION - completed Submarine Recycling Program at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA, November, 2004. | |
LAPON Awards/Recognition - | |
LAPON factoid - LAPON was made quite famous for her Cold War exploits by her commanding officer Commander Chester M. "Whitey" Mack. | |