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USS Haddock (SSN-621)

USS Haddock (SSN-621), was the last Thresher/Permit-class submarine to be built. She was also the third ship of the United States Navy to be named after the haddock, a large species of fish.

Service history
Commissioned in December 1967, Haddock underwent sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico. She transited the Panama Canal between January and February of 1968, arriving and being drydocked at Puget Sound Naval Yard in the spring of 1968. She was assigned to Submarine Squadron 3 in late 1968 and arrived at her first homeport, San Diego, in 1969. Following a deployment to the Western Pacific, her home port was transferred to Pearl Harbor in time for her first overhaul, which was completed in 1972. Haddock was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation for significant achievements during her next deployment. Haddock underwent a resupply and refit in 1973 in her new homeport in Hawaii. In 1977, Haddock had a 19-month overhaul in Mare Island, following which she was restationed in San Diego, and reassigned to Submarine Squadron Three. In early 1981, Haddock participated in Ready Ex-81. Haddock completed her seventh deployment to the Western Pacific on 23 December 1983. She then went to Mare Island in October 1984 for her third overhaul and returned to San Diego and Submarine Squadron Three in February 1987. Haddock earned the Battle Efficiency "E" Award for fiscal year 1988. Haddock deployed to the Western Pacific for the eleventh time from July to October 1991. :History needed for 1991–1993. ==Fate==
Fate
Haddock was decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 7 April 1993. Ex-Haddock entered the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program on 1 October 2000. Recycling was completed on 1 October 2001. == References ==
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