USS Swordfish

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USS Swordfish (SSN-579), a Skate-class nuclear-powered submarine, was the second submarine of the United States Navy named for the swordfish, a large fish with a long, swordlike beak and a high dorsal fin.

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speed 18 knot, 
Skate-class submarine, nuclear-powered attack submarine, Portsmouth Naval ShipyardUnited States NavyUnited States


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    ship launching
    1989-06-02T00:00:00Z
    1989-06-02T00:00:00Z
    ship decommissioning
    1956-01-25T00:00:00Z
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    keel laying
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    Skate class submarines underway in the Pacific c1961Skate class submarines underway in the Pacific c1961
    USS Sperry (AS-12) and retired submarines at Puget Sound 1993USS Sperry (AS-12) and retired submarines at Puget Sound 1993
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      commonsimageSkate class submarines underway in the Pacific c1961 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Sperry (AS-12) and retired submarines at Puget Sound 1993 Commons