USS Billfish SSN-676 Submarine Model. Dive again with your shipmates in this USS Billfish SSN-676 Submarine Model. Each piece is carved from wood and hand painted to provide a piece you’ll love. Length – 20 inches. US Veteran Owned Business. The contract to build Billfish was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, on 15 July 1966 and her keel was laid down on 20 September 1968. She was launched on 1 May 1970 sponsored by Mrs. Wheeler, the wife of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Earle G. Billfish was one of the few submarines fitted to carry Mystic class deep submergence rescue vehicle during the 1980s. Decommissioning and disposal Billfish was decommissioned on 1 July 1999 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register the same day.