USS Trepang (SSN-674) [SEP] named after
USS Trepang (SSN-674)
USS "Trepang" (SSN-674), a "Sturgeon"-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the trepang, "Holothuroidea", a marine animal having a long, tough, muscular body, sometimes called a 'sea slug' or a 'sea cucumber', found on coral reefs.
Construction and commissioning.
The contract to build "Trepang" was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut,
13 January 2012 - 30 August 2013)
- Jim Waters (30 August 2013 - 31 July 2015)
- John McGunnigle (31 July 2015 - present)
From 1997, boats assigned to the squadron included USS "Trepang" (SSN-674), USS "Billfish" (SSN-676), USS "City of Corpus Christi" (SSN-705), USS "Providence" (SSN-719), USS "Miami" (SSN-755), USS "Annapolis" (SSN-760), USS "Springfield" (SSN-761)