USS Puffer (SSN-652) [SEP] named after
USS Puffer (SSN-652)
USS "Puffer" (SSN-652), a "Sturgeon"-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pufferfish, a fish which inflates its body with air.
Construction and commissioning.
The contract to build "Puffer" was awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, on 26 March 1963 and her keel was laid down there on 8 February 1965. She was launched on 30 March 1968, sponsored by Mrs. John B. Colwell, and
20 October 1996 and was completed on 28 March 1997. 
"Puffer"'s fairwater planes can be seen as part of "The Fin Project", a permanent outdoor art installation on the shore of Lake Washington in Seattle, at Magnusson Park.
References.
- NavSource Online: Submarine Photo Archive Puffer (SSN-652)
- ACP 113 Navy Callsigns
- USS "Puffer" (SSN-652) Inactivation Ceremony Program