.jpg) USSPollack (SSN-603) receives assistance from U.S. NavytugUSS Skenandoa (YTB-835) (center rear) while arriving offMare Island Naval Shipyard,Vallejo, California, in January 1988 for inactivation. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USSPollack |
| Namesake | ThePollack |
| Awarded | 3 March 1959 |
| Builder | New York Shipbuilding,Camden, New Jersey |
| Laid down | 14 March 1960 |
| Launched | 17 March 1962 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. John Pastore |
| Commissioned | 26 May 1964 |
| Decommissioned | 1 March 1989 |
| Stricken | 1 March 1989 |
| Fate | EnteredShip-Submarine Recycling Program, 9 February 1993 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Thresher/Permit-classsubmarine |
| Displacement | 3,750 long tons (3,810 t) |
| Length | 278 ft 5 in (84.86 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft 7 in (9.63 m) |
| Draft | 25 ft 2 in (7.67 m) |
| Propulsion | S5WPWR |
| Speed | 20knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)+ |
| Complement | 107 officers and men |
| Armament |
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USSPollack (SSN-603), aPermit-classattack submarine, was the second ship of theUnited States Navy to be named for thepollack, a food fish resembling the truecod, but with the lower jaw projecting and without the barbel.
The contract to buildPollack was awarded toNew York Shipbuilding Corporation inCamden, New Jersey on 3 March 1959 and her keel was laid down on 14 March 1960. She waslaunched on 17 March 1962, sponsored by Mrs. John Pastore, andcommissioned on 26 May 1964.
Pollack reported to the Commander in Chief,U.S. Atlantic Fleet for duty, and became a unit of Submarine Squadron 4,homeported inCharleston, South Carolina. After shakedown in theCaribbean Sea, she underwent a six-month evaluation as ananti-submarine warfare (ASW) weapon.
Most of 1965 was spent at sea evaluating new ASW tactics, participating in adestroyer versussubmarine evaluation, and practicing an anti-shipping mission. Also during 1965Pollack earned theNavy Unit Commendation.
During 1966,Pollack was evaluated in coordinated ASW operations. She spent most of 1967 at sea, making various weapons tests. On 1 March 1968,Pollack's homeport was changed toNorfolk, Virginia, and she became a unit of Submarine Squadron 10, the first all-nuclear attack submarine squadron in the Navy.Pollack remained with the Atlantic Fleet into 1970.
Followingrefueling overhaul atCharleston Naval Shipyard,Pollack was transferred to the Pacific Fleet and SubRon-3. She made a liberty call inRoosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico and transited the Panama Canal to reach her new home port of San Diego, California, in March 1975.
In 1979Pollack began a refit inMare Island Naval Shipyard inVallejo, California. She returned to Submarine Squadron 3,Submarine tenderSperry (AS-12), and San Diego, in 1982.
In 1988,Pollack transferred to Submarine Group 5 at Mare Island Naval Shipyard. At the Mare Island Shipyard, thePollack’s crew (now designated as the decommissioning crew) worked on removing and documenting all reusable equipment prior to defueling the reactor. After removing the spent fuel from the reactor, more work was done removing salvageable equipment that couldn’t be removed while the reactor still had its fuel installed. By March 1st of 1989, fuel and salvageable parts were removed and thePollack was moved to Puget Sound, awaiting it’s entry into the SSRP (Ship and Submarine Recycling Program).
Pollack was decommissioned and stricken from theNaval Vessel Register on 1 March 1989 . Ex-Pollack entered the Nuclear PoweredShip and Submarine Recycling Program inBremerton, Washington, on 9 February 1993. Recycling was completed on 17 February 1995.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.
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