SEAWOLF SSN 575

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Seawolf Class Submarine Keel Laid 7 September 1953 - Launched 21 July 1955 USS SEAWOLF SSN-575 Commissioned 30 March 1957 - Decommissioned 12 December 1958 Recommissioned 30 September 1960 - Decommissioned 30 March 1987 Struck from Naval Register 10 July 1987 Disposed through Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA., 30 September 1997.

Naval Covers

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1. USS Seawolf SSN-575 Covers Page 1    (1955-1987)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS Seawolf Station" Mare Island CA

1987-03-30

Decommissioning, cachet by Robert D. Rawlins, sponsored by the USS Saginaw Chapter No. 59, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A solitary fish with strong, prominent teeth and projecting tusks that give it a savage look.

Four submarines of the US Navy have borne the name SEAWOLF - USS Seawolf (renamed H-1) SS-28, USS Seawolf SS-197, USS Seawolf SSN-575 and USS Seawolf SSN-21.

 

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