USS Flying Fish (SSN-673) [SEP] named after
USS Flying Fish (SSN-673)
USS "Flying Fish" (SSN-673), a "Sturgeon"-class attack submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the flying fish, any of number of fishes whose long winglike fins make it possible for them to move some distance through the air.
Construction and commissioning.
The contract to build "Flying Fish" was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, on 15 July 1966 and her keel was laid
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"