USS Guardfish (SSN 612)

- decommissioned -

One of the PERMIT - class nuclear-powered attack submarines, the USS GUARDFISH was the second ship in the Navy named after the voracious green and silvery fish with elongated pike-like body and long narrow jaws. Both decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on February 4, 1992, the GUARDFISH subsequently entered the Navy's Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash. Recycling was completed on July 9, 1992.

General Characteristics:	Awarded: June 9, 1960
	Keel laid: February 28, 1961
	Launched: May 15, 1965
	Commissioned: December 20, 1966
	Decommissioned: February 4, 1992
	Builder: New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.
	Propulsion system: one S5W2 nuclear reactor
	Propellers: one
	Length: 278.5 feet (84.9 meters)
	Beam: 32.15 feet (9.8 meters)
	Draft: 28.9 feet (8.8 meters)
	Displacement: Surfaced: approx. 3,600 tons Submerged: approx. 4,300 tons
	Speed: Surfaced: approx. 20 knots Submerged: approx. 30 knots
	Armament: four 533 mm torpedo tubes for SUBROC, Mk-48 torpedoes, Harpoon and Tomahawk missiles
	Crew: 12 Officers, 91 Enlisted

go to the end of the page

Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS GUARDFISH. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.

Click here to view the list.

go to the end of the page

Click here to see which USS GUARDFISH memorabilia are currently for sale on ebay.

go to the end of the page

Accidents aboard USS GUARDFISH:

Date	Where	Events
March 26, 1981	San Pedro Channel, Calif.	The USS GUARDFISH touches ground while in the San Pedro Channel on her way to San Diego, Calif. No injuries or damage are reported.

Back to Submarines list.

Back to ships list.

Back to selection page.

Back to 1^st page.