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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Haddock |
| Namesake | The haddock, a large fish |
| Awarded | 24 August 1960 |
| Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi |
| Laid down | 24 April 1961 |
| Launched | 21 May 1966 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Thomas G. Morris |
| Commissioned | 22 December 1967 |
| Decommissioned | 7 April 1993 |
| Stricken | 7 April 1993 |
| Homeport | San Diego, later Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |
| Honors and awards | 2 Vietnam Service Medals, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Battle "E" Award. |
| Fate | Entered Ship-Submarine Recycling Program, 1 October 2000; recycling completed 1 October 2001 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Thresher/Permit-class submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 279 ft (85 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m) |
| Propulsion | S5W PWR |
| Complement | 100 officers and men |
| Armament | 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS Haddock (SSN-621), was the last Thresher/Permit-class submarine to be built. She was also the third ship of the United States Navy to be named after the haddock, a large species of fish.
The contract to build her was awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi on 24 August 1960 and her keel was laid down on 24 April 1961. She was launched on 21 May 1966, sponsored by Mrs. Corinne (Steven) Morris, wife of Representative Thomas G. Morris of New Mexico who had served on USS Sealion (SS-195) before WWII, and commissioned on 22 December 1967 with Commander Stanley J. Anderson in command.