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&sq=&lang=&file=File:USS_Tullibee_(SSN-597)_underway_at_sea,_circa_in_1960.jpg) USS Tullibee (This photo was probably taken shortly after her commissioning in 1960. The distinctive shark-fin domes are for the PUFFS sonar system).
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| History | |
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| Name | USS Tullibee |
| Awarded | 15 November 1957 |
| Laid down | 26 May 1958 |
| Launched | 27 April 1960 |
| Commissioned | 9 November 1960 |
| Decommissioned | 25 June 1988 |
| Stricken | 25 June 1988 |
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| Fate | Entered Ship-Submarine Recycling Program, 5 January 1995 |
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| Type | Nuclear submarine |
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| Length | 273 ft (83 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft 7 in (7.19 m) |
| Draft | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Propulsion | S2C reactor, turbo-electric, 2,500 hp (1,900 kW) |
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| Complement | 6 officers and 60 enlisted |
| Armament | 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS Tullibee (SSN-597), a unique submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the tullibee, any of several whitefishes of central and northern North America.
At 273 feet long and 2,640 tons displacement, USS Tullibee was the smallest nuclear-powered attack submarine in the US submarine fleet, although she was originally designed mainly for the anti-submarine (ASW) 'hunter-killer' role and was redesignated an attack submarine when the two roles were merged. The initial manning complement was 7 officers and 60 enlisted men. However before inactivation, the crew included 13 officers and over 100 enlisted men.
During her career, Tullibee achieved much and conducted many submarine firsts. During her commissioned service she submerged and surfaced 730 times and traveled approximately 325,000 nautical miles (602,000 km; 374,000 mi) equal to the distance from the Earth to the Moon and halfway back.