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The name BARRACUDA is from a voracious marine fish of the genus Sphyraena having an elongated cylindrical body and a large mouth with projecting lower jaw and long strong teeth.

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CLASS (SSK1) - Barracuda Hunter-Killer Submarine (1)

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BUILDER - Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT

IN COMMISSION - 1951 - circa 1973

DISPOSITION - scrapped in 1974.

BARRACUDA Awards/Recognition -

BARRACUDA factoid - speculation exists that she was planned as (SS-550).

USS BARRACUDA (ex-K1/SSK1/SST-3) LINKS

USS K-1 - a rendition of BARRACUDA in oil from ComSubGru2. [www.csg2.navy.mil/PhotoK1incolor.htm]
USS K-1 - a U.S. Navy Historical Center K-1 DANFS narrative page.
USS BARRACUDA (ex-K1/SSK1) (SST-3) - SubNet BARRACUDA stats and photo page. [ www.subnet.com/fleet/ssk1.htm ]
USS BARRACUDA (ex-K1/SSK1) (SST-3) - 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 BARRACUDA (ex-K1/SSK1) (SST-3) - an identical page to the USSVI page above by Decklog.com.
USS BARRACUDA (SSK-1) (SST-3) - NavSource Submarine Photo Archive.
USS BARRACUDA (SSK-1) (SST-3) - a BARRACUDA page that resembles the old SubNet document; by ussubvetsofworldwarii.org. Yayyyy!!!!! [Included here because the photo page below doesn't always have the link to this page. COB (LINKS)]
USS BARRACUDA (SSK-1) (SST-3) - this is the companion BARRACUDA photo page that goes with the text page above; by ussubvetsofworldwarii.org.
USS BARRACUDA (SSK-1) - DANFS, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
USS BARRACUDA (SSK-1) - a U.S. Navy Historical Center BARRACUDA DANFS narrative page.
USS BARRACUDA (SSK-1) - a Neohumanism.org BARRACUDA page.
USS BARRACUDA (SSK-1) - a Wikipedia.org BARRACUDA page.
USS BARRACUDA (SSK-1) - a BARRACUDA narrative page by NavyHistory.com.