A History of the Submarines Built at the
Mare Island Naval Shipyard

Exhibit by Steve Shay
Frame 2, Page 14

USS Grayback LPSS-574, SS-574
Grayback class (No reported postmarks)
Commissioned May 9, 1969

Upper: Recommissioning cover, cachet artist unknown, shipyard handstamp postmark.
Lower: Ship's cachet and corner card, shore machine cancel postmarked one day before decommissioning date.

Cover 682: Grayback LPSS-574, May 9, 1969

Cover 683: Grayback SS-574, January 15, 1984

Converted to submarine transport, commissioned LPSS-574 May 9, 1969. Missile hanger modified to include decompression chamber for swimmer access. Length increased to 334'. Carried 67 troops and SEAL swimmer delivery vehicles. Participated in covert raids in Vietnam through 1972. Designation later changed to SS-574. Decommissioned January 16, 1984. Sunk as a target in the South China Sea 1986.

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Last Updated: March 24, 2002
Copyright 2002 Steve Shay (used with permission)