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She was launched on 2 July 1957, sponsored by Mrs. John A. Moore, widow of the last commanding officer of the previous USS Grayback (SS-208), and commissioned at Mare Island on 7 March 1958. Grayback was initially designated as an attack submarine , but was converted in 1958 into a guided-missile submarine (SSG-574) armed with the Regulus ...
The Grayback-class submarine was a class of two guided missile-carrying submarines of the United States Navy. They carried the Regulus I and Regulus II nuclear cruise missiles , deployed 1957–64, that were rapidly phased out by Polaris Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles ( SLBMs ).
A Regulus II missile being prepared for launch from Grayback. In addition to their being built to accommodate an increased number of missiles over Tunny and Barbero, the Grayback-class boats were also designed to be able to test what was intended as the second generation cruise missile, which was being developed under the name Regulus II.
SSG-574 Grayback: Lead boat of a class of 2. Converted and re-designated as LPSS-574 (amphibious transport submarine) on 30 Aug 1968. ... USS Ling (SS-297) ...
USS Grayback may refer to the following vessels of the United States Navy: USS Grayback (SS-208) , a Tambor -class submarine , commissioned in 1941 and sunk in 1944 USS Grayback (SSG-574) , a Grayback -class submarine, commissioned in 1958 and stricken in 1984
USS Grayback (SSG-574) USS Growler (SSG-577) This page was last edited on 6 March 2014, at 19:51 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Experimental use: an example is USS Albacore (AGSS-569), which used an unprecedented hull design. In this list such single boat "classes" are marked with "(unique)". In this list such single boat "classes" are marked with "(unique)".
USS Ashland (LSD-1) USS Casa Grande (LSD-13) USS Thomaston (LSD-28) USS Anchorage (LSD-36) USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) USS Harper's Ferry (LSD-49) Further information: Dock landing ship The LSD came as a result of a British requirement during World War II for a vessel that could carry large landing craft across the seas at speed.