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Halibut (SSGN-587) (SSN-587)
Commissioning


Radio Call Sign: November - Alpha - Quebec - Hotel
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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Presidential Unit Citation - Navy Unit Commendation (3) - National Defense Service Medal
Halibut Class Guided Missile Submarine: Laid down, 11 April 1957, at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA.; Launched, 9 January 1959; Commissioned, USS Halibut (SSGN-587), 4 January 1960; Converted to an Attack Submarine at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, 6 February 1975 to 6 September 1975, Redesignated (SSN-587), 15 April 1975; Decommissioned, 30 June 1976; Laid up awaiting disposal through the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA., at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA.; Struck from the Naval Register, 30 April 1986; Final Disposition; disposed of through NPSSRP, 9 September 1994.

Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 3,655 t., Submerged: 5,000 t.; Length 350' ; Beam 29'; Complement 9 Officers 88 Enlisted; Armament, one Regulus missile launcher, (could carry *five* Regulus I missiles, and potentially could have carried the Reg II but that program was cancelled before it ever got the chance), six 21" torpedo tubes; Propulsion, S3G nuclear reactors, **double five bladed propellers. **(Contributed by Don Hulse, EMC9SS0 USN RET).
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Submarine Silhouettes 1960179kSubmarine Silhouettes of 1960:
Nautilus (SSN-571), Seawolf (SSN-575), Skate (SSN-578), Skipjack (SS-585), Triton (SSRN-586), Halibut (SSGN-587), Thresher (SSN-593), Tullibee (SSN-597), George Washington (SSBN-598), & Ethan Allen (SSBN-608) classes.
U.S. Navy Photograph submitted by Ron Titus, courtesy of Ingersoll-Rand. Corp.
Nuclear Submarine Profiles187kNuclear Submarine Profiles 1960:
Nautilus (SSN-571),
Seawolf (SSN-575),
Triton (SSRN-586),
Skate (SSN-578) & Skipjack (SS-585) classes,
Halibut (SSGN-587) & Tullibee (SSN-597) classes,
George Washington (SSBN-598) &
Thresher (SSN-593) classes. 		US Navy photo courtesy of Ron Titus courtesy of Ingersoll-Rand. Corp. Photo i.d. courtesy of Dave Johnston. Photo added 09/24/07.
Halibut61k The Halibut (SSGN-587) is shown during her commissioning on 4 Jan 1960 at Mare Island Naval Shipyard.
U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Darryl Baker.
Halibut65k RADM William E. Ferrall, USN, Commander of the Pacific Submarine Force, delivers the commissioning address for the Halibut (SSGN-587) on 4 Jan 1960 at Mare Island as other members of the commissioning party listen in the background. From left are Capt. Karl Wheland, USN, Sub Ad commander; RADM L. V. Honsinger, USN, Shipyard Commander; LCDR Walter Dedrick, USN, Halibut Commanding Officer; Mrs. Chet Holified, Halibut sponsor, RADM George L. Russell, USN 12th Naval District Commandant, and CDR H. W. Buckingham, CHC, USN, shipyard chaplain.
U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Darryl Baker.
Halibut44k The front cover of the Commissioning Program for the Halibut (SSGN-587) at Mare Island on 4 January 1960.
U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Darryl Baker.
Halibut71k Pages 1 & 2 of the Commissioning Program for the Halibut (SSGN-587) at Mare Island on 4 January 1960.
U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Darryl Baker.
Halibut91k Back cover of the Commissioning Program for the Halibut (SSGN-587) at Mare Island on 4 January 1960.
U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Darryl Baker.
Halibut55k Cachet designed for the launching of the Halibut (SSGN-587) at Mare Island on 4 January 1960.
U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Darryl Baker.
Halibut130kModel of the Halibut (SSGN-587) in the "as built" Regulus submarine version 1960.
Photo courtesy of Tom Dougherty.
View the Halibut (SSGN-587)
DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Regulus; U.S. Navy's first nuclear missile submarines.
aboutsubs.com - Halibut (SSGN-587)
Operation Silver Bells / The Amazing Story of the K129
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