USS Blueback

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USS Blueback (SS-581) is a Barbel-class submarine that served in the United States Navy from 1959 to 1990, and subsequently was made into an exhibit at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. She was the second Navy submarine to bear the name.

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SS-581; USS Blueback (SS-581)
Barbel-class submarineattack submarinepreserved watercraftUnited States NavyIngalls Shipbuilding

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  • USS Blueback
    1959 Barbel-class submarine
  • USS Oregon City
    1945 Oregon City-class cruiser
  • USCGC Alert
    1926 Active-class patrol boat
USS Blueback (SS-581) underway c1981USS Blueback (SS-581) underway c1981
USS Blueback (SS-581) underway c1960sUSS Blueback (SS-581) underway c1960s
USS Blueback (SS-581) and USS Bonefish (SS-582) docked at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (USA), in 1972USS Blueback (SS-581) and USS Bonefish (SS-582) docked at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (USA), in 1972
A petty officer works at a control panel for the No. 3 main generator aboard the attack submarine USS BLUEBACK (SS-581). The BLUEBACK, a diesel-electric submarine, is scheduled for - DPLA - 088d4778b42cbb471ee71b6cdfddcd9bA petty officer works at a control panel for the No. 3 main generator aboard the attack submarine USS BLUEBACK (SS-581). The BLUEBACK, a diesel-electric submarine, is scheduled for - DPLA - 088d4778b42cbb471ee71b6cdfddcd9b
Launch of USS Blueback (SS-581) at Ingalls in 1959Launch of USS Blueback (SS-581) at Ingalls in 1959
USS Blueback (SS-581) underway in 1986USS Blueback (SS-581) underway in 1986
USS Blueback (SS-581) at San Diego in 1990USS Blueback (SS-581) at San Diego in 1990
USS Blueback SubmarineUSS Blueback Submarine
Devices on the USS Blueback submarineDevices on the USS Blueback submarine
Panels on the USS Blueback submarinePanels on the USS Blueback submarine
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
linkpageNational Register of Historic Places listed place page@Wikidata
linkpageNational Register of Historic Places page@Wikidata
linkpageOregon Historic Sites Database page@Wikidata
objectwatercraftUSS Bluebackpreserved watercraft, attack submarine, United States NavyWikidata
objectwatercraftUSS Oregon CityOregon City-class cruiser, heavy cruiserWikidata
objectwatercraft1927USCGC AlertActive-class patrol boat, patrol vesselWikidata
organisationfactory1904Albina Engine & Machine WorksshipyardWikidata
organisationfactory1942Kaiser Company, Inc. (Vancouver, Wash.)shipyardWikidata
organisationshipbuilding1916Commercial Iron Worksshipbuilding, businessWikidata
organisationshipbuilding company1865Willamette Iron and Steel Worksshipbuilding, shipbuilding companyWikidata
organisationshipbuilding company1941Oregon Shipbuilding Corporationshipbuilding, shipbuilding companyWikidata
sitefortFort WilliamfortWikidata
sitefort1824Fort VancouverfortWikidata
sitemuseumUSS LCI(L)-713preserved watercraft, landing craft, museum ship, tourist attraction, United States NavyWikidata
commonsimageUSS Blueback (SS-581) underway c1981 Commons
commonsimageUSS Blueback (SS-581) underway c1960s Commons
commonsimageUSS Blueback (SS-581) and USS Bonefish (SS-582) docked at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (USA), in 1972 Commons
commonsimageA petty officer works at a control panel for the No. 3 main generator aboard the attack submarine USS BLUEBACK (SS-581). The BLUEBACK, a diesel-electric submarine, is scheduled for - DPLA - 088d4778b42cbb471ee71b6cdfddcd9b Commons
commonsimageLaunch of USS Blueback (SS-581) at Ingalls in 1959 Commons
commonsimageUSS Blueback (SS-581) underway in 1986 Commons
commonsimageUSS Blueback (SS-581) at San Diego in 1990 Commons
commonsimageUSS Blueback Submarine Commons
commonsimageDevices on the USS Blueback submarine Commons
commonsimagePanels on the USS Blueback submarine Commons