USS Billfish

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=225 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mark 48 Torpedo Demonstration"><U><B><IMG SRC="13cbc360.jpg" border=0 width="188" height="54" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B> <img src="HTMLobj-234/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="60" height="60">  </B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="382c9320.jpg" border=0 width="201" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><B><IMG SRC="3bcc5210.jpg" border=0 width="197" height="33" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ships History"><U><B><IMG SRC="390c51f0.jpg" border=0 width="197" height="31" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Boat Photos"><U><B><IMG SRC="38dc51e0.jpg" border=0 width="197" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Crew Photos"><U><B><IMG SRC="38ec51f0.jpg" border=0 width="197" height="31" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><A HREF="id117.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ships Force Password"><U><B><IMG SRC="3a1c51f0.jpg" border=0 width="197" height="31" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sea Stories"><U><B><IMG SRC="3a0c51f0.jpg" border=0 width="197" height="31" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Regalia"><U><B><IMG SRC="39ec51e0.jpg" border=0 width="197" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Favorite Links"><U><B><IMG SRC="39fc51e0.jpg" border=0 width="197" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B><IMG SRC="39dc51c0.jpg" border=0 width="197" height="28" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B><IMG SRC="411c91c0.jpg" border=0 width="201" height="28" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=60 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="243b11e0.jpg" border=0 width="689" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=420 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <A HREF="id86_belt_buckles.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Additions and Revisions"><U><B>BBB - Billfish Belt Buckles</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id86_benches_at_patriot_point_cold_war.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Additions and Revisions"><U><B>Cold War Memorial Bench info</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id146.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Reunion 2023"><U><B>Billfish Reunion 2023</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="e124d4f0.jpg" border=0 width="589" height="335" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Welcome aboard the <B>USS Billfish</B> (SSN 676)  </div> <div> <I>"The Spirit of '76"</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>The USS Billfish SSN676 is a nuclear powered fast-attack submarine of the 637 or Sturgeon class. </B></div> <div> <B>She has served the United States with distinction for almost 30 years. The goal of this site is to </B></div> <div> <B>renew old friendships that have been diminished by time, distance, and shielding.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC9933" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#CC9933" FACE="Arial" ><B> <img src="HTMLobj-3597/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="20" height="20">  </B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id86.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Additions and Revisions"><U><I> <img src="HTMLobj-3598/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="76" height="80">  </I></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id86.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Additions and Revisions"><U><I> <img src="HTMLobj-3599/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="134" height="42">  </I></U></A></div> <div> <I>To view the Revision Page, click the mine</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="1fcaf330.jpg" border=0 width="175" height="51" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT> <img src="HTMLobj-3600/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="462" height="18">   <img src="HTMLobj-3601/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="114" height="112">  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3f4af6b0.jpg" border=0 width="687" height="363" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>The USS Billfish is a nuclear powered 'F</B><B>ast Att</B><B>ack' submarine. The responsibility of the Fast Attack boat, or 'hunter/killer' includes not only her traditional role as a seek and destroy weapon which can detect, track, and if necessary, destroy enemy submarines and shipping at great ranges, but she is also a highly stealthy intelligence gathering platform. The Billfish, along with her sister submarines serving in all parts of the world, provide our military with pieces of a sophisticated jigsaw puzzle which give us a vital edge over enemies of the United States. </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC80" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="14044350.jpg" border=0 width="324" height="309" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT> <A NAME="captain_on_the_scope"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <B>Captain Okeson on the scope</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Target"><U><IMG SRC="79586210.jpg" border=0 width="134" height="33" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="anchor_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mark 48 Torpedo Demonstration"><U><IMG SRC="13cbc360.jpg" border=0 width="188" height="54" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <B>Click for a Mark 48 ADCAP torpedo demonstration</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id138.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Billfish Model"><U><IMG SRC="d5371400.jpg" border=0 width="625" height="576" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id138.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Billfish Model"><U>USS BILLFISH MODEL</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id138.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Billfish Model"><U>(Commisioned by LT Steve Slavichak)</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id138.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Billfish Model"><U>Click for more pictures of this neat model</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2a894b70.jpg" border=0 width="660" height="439" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I><B>The Billfish is a 637 or 'Sturgeon' class submarine, 37 of this class were built</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="anchor_2"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><IMG SRC="e0b7e110.jpg" border=0 width="382" height="273" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Mike Kurowski and Al Morin on guitars, Benjy Bertossi behind, </div> <div> La Spezia  Med run '79 </div> <div> Al wrote the lyrics to the <A HREF="id134.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Billfish Rag"><U>Billfish Rag</U></A>, which became our unofficial anthem   It was the song most requested of our on-board musicians.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>The Original Billfish</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id81.htm#patch" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SS286 Page"><U><IMG SRC="d6398980.jpg" border=0 width="152" height="152" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>     </div> <bR> <div> <B>The present Billfish is the second US Navy submarine to bear the name. The original USS Billfish (SS 286) was built by Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Following her commissioning on 20 April 1943, she was assigned to the Pacific Fleet. She earned seven Battle Stars on the Asiatic Pacific Service Ribbon for war patrols conducted from 12 August 1943 to 15 August 1945, and is officially credited with sinking 22,450 tons of enemy shipping.  </B></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <A NAME="286"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="id81.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SS286 Page"><U><IMG SRC="2bad1850.jpg" border=0 width="465" height="133" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <B>USS Billfish SS 286</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id81.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SS286 Page"><U><IMG SRC="79586210.jpg" border=0 width="134" height="33" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dolphins"><U><IMG SRC="206fa5b0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="91" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>     <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dolphins"><U> <img src="HTMLobj-3719/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="217" height="75">  </U></A> <A NAME="dolphins"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dolphins"><U>Dolphins</U></A>   </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dedication"><U><IMG SRC="3e356830.jpg" border=0 width="342" height="387" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC80" FACE="Arial" ><B> <A NAME="insignia_of_the_uss_billfish"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Insignia of the USS Billfish</B></div> <div> <B>Note: the insignia, which is identical to the ship's patch, </B></div> <div> <B>was designed by Gary Holt, a plankowner in the Sonar </B></div> <div> <B>Division</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Defend America"><U><I> <img src="HTMLobj-3638/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="161" height="90">  </I></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Defend America"><U><B>Defend America</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <U>Specifications</U></div> <bR> <div> <B>Displacement</B> -  4229 tons (surfaced), 4762 tons (submerged)</div> <div> <B>Length</B> -  297 '</div> <div> <B>Beam </B> -  31.8 ' </div> <div> <B>Speed</B> -  > 25 knots (submerged)</div> <div> <B>Depth</B> - > 400 '</div> <div> <B>Torpedo Tubes </B> qty - 4  Tube diameter -21" -  located amidships aft of bow</div> <div> <B>Crew complement</B> 12 officers - 95 enlisted men</div> <div> <B>Class</B> - <B> </B>"STURGEON"</div> <div> <B>Keel laid </B>down by Electric Boat Div., General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT, 20 SEP 68;</div> <div> <B>Launched</B>: 1 MAY 70; Sponsored by Mrs. Earle G. Wheeler;</div> <div> <B>Commissioned</B>: 12 MAR 71 with CDR Richard M. 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