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USS Halibut (SSGN-587), a unique nuclear-powered guided missile submarine-turned-special operations platform, later redesignated as an attack submarine SSN-587, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the halibut.
US Navy Divers working from Halibut found the cable in 400 feet (120 m) of water and installed a 20-foot (6.1 m) long device, which wrapped around the cable without piercing its casing and recorded all communications made over it. The large recording device was designed to detach if the cable was raised for repair.
Several operations are described in the book, such as the use of USS Parche to tap Soviet undersea communications cables and USS Halibut to do the same in Operation Ivy Bells. [1] The book also contains an extensive list of collisions between Western and Soviet submarines and U.S. submarine awards.
A further submarine designed to accommodate Regulus, USS Halibut, was laid down in 1957. Halibut was originally designed as a diesel-electric boat, but during the design stage, this was changed to a nuclear propulsion system. Designed from the start to operate cruise missiles, Halibut had a refined hangar design compared to that of the Grayback ...
USS Halibut has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to: USS Halibut (SS-232) , a submarine in commission from 1942 to 1945 USS Halibut (SSGN-587) , later SSN-587, a submarine in commission from 1960 to 1976
He became the commander of the USS Halibut upon its commissioning 10 April 1942. His first two war patrols were unsuccessful. [ 8 ] However, on his third war patrol he sank 30,280 tons of Japanese shipping and damaged an additional 8,000 tons, and was awarded the Navy Cross . [ 5 ]
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A single torpedo hit near the ship's rudders, leaving the carrier unable to manoeuvre. When Halibut tried to fire her single remaining stern torpedo, it activated but failed to leave the tube. Halibut dove to more than 350 feet (110 m) to avoid attacks from three destroyer escorts; in the event, only thirteen depth charges were dropped. The ...