USS Flying Fish SSN-673 Submarine Model. Dive again with your shipmates in this USS Flying Fish SSN-673 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 product is not intended to be used by children 12 years and younger. Construction and commissioning The contract to build Flying Fish was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, on 15 July 1966 and her keel was laid down there on 30 June 1967. She was launched on 17 May 1969, sponsored by Mrs. Harvey, and commissioned on 29 April 1970 with Commander Donald C. 6/30/1967 – Keel laid at Electric Boat (EB) in Groton, CT 5/17/1969 – Launched at EB Groton, Mrs. Harvey was sponsor, widow of Thresher SSN-593 CO 4/1/1970 – Delivered to Navy 4/29/1970 – Commissioned at Groton, CO is CDR Donald C. Sheldon, Assigned to Subron 6 Norfolk 2/13/1973 – CDR James D. Williams relieved CDR Sheldon as CO 11/14/1973 – PNSY for extensive overhaul (Approx 1 year) 5/22/1976 – CDR Thomas A. Meinicke relieved CDR Williams as CO 4/10/1976 – Visits Bremerhaven, Germany 4-8 OCT[2] In 1976, she won the Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award for the United States Atlantic Fleet. 4/29/1977 – Surfaced at North pole at midnight and remained there for 12 hours. She was 11th to visit and 10th to surface at the pole. 7/8/1980 – CDR Steven J. Loucks relieved CDR T. Lario relieved CDR Steven J. Med Cruise 10/11/1991 – CDR Louis T Roumaya relieved CDR Stanley J Mack as CO at Naval station Norfolk 11/24/1993 – CDR Wiley Robert Deal, Jr. Atlantic cruise, visited Toulon, La Maddalena, Gibraltar. Roosevelt Roads, Curaçao and Bridgeport, Barbados May 1995 Mine laying exercises, Joint Service Special Warfare operations – Operational Test Launch of Tomahawk cruise missile. 7/10/1995 – Inactivation at Norfolk 10/20/1995 – Placed “in reserve, in commission” from the active fleet for decommissioning. Recycling start date 5/16/1996 – Decommissioned at Puget Sound NSY, She had nine commanding Officers and steamed 600.000 miles. 10/15/1996 – Recycling started Decommissioning and disposal Flying Fish was decommissioned on 16 May 1996 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register the same day.