USS Bergall (SSN-667) [SEP] named after
USS Bergall (SSN-667)
USS "Bergall" (SSN-667), a "Sturgeon"-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the bergall, a small fish found along the Atlantic coast of North America from the Chesapeake Bay to Labrador.
Construction and commissioning.
The contract to build "Bergall" was awarded to General Dynamics Electric Boat on 9 March 1965 and her keel was laid down on 16 April 1966. She was launched on 17 February 1968, sponsored by Mrs.
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"