USS Sand Lance (SSN-660) [SEP] named after
USS Sand Lance (SSN-660)
USS "Sand Lance" (SSN-660), a "Sturgeon"-class attack submarine, was the second ship and the second submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the sand lance, a member of the "ammodytidae" family.
Construction and commissioning.
The contract to build "Sand Lance" was awarded to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard at Kittery, Maine, on 24 October 1963 and her keel was laid down there on 15 January 1965. She was launched on 11 November 1969
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"