USS Billfish (SSN-676) [SEP] named after
USS Billfish (SSN-676)
USS "Billfish" (SSN-676), a "Sturgeon"-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the billfish, a name used for any fish, such as gar or spearfish, with bill-shaped jaws.
Construction and commissioning.
The contract to build "Billfish" was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, on 15 July 1966 and her keel was laid down on 20 September 1968. She
USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-709)
USS "Hyman G. Rickover" (SSN-709), a , was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, pioneer of the nuclear Navy, and the only "Los Angeles"-class submarine not named after a United States city or town. It was initially to be named USS "Providence"; however, following the retirement of Admiral Rickover, its name was reassigned prior to official christening. SSN-719 was later given the name USS "Providence"