 {|    |} uss tinosa (ssn-606), a permit-class submarine, was the second ship of the united states navy to be named for the tinosa, a poisonous, black, tropical fish. the contract to build her was awarded to portsmouth naval shipyard in kittery, maine on 17 december 1958 and her keel was laid down on 24 november 1959. she was launched on 9 december 1961 sponsored by mrs. samuel b. stratton, the wife of congressman samuel b. stratton of new york, and commissioned on 17 october 1964, with commander robert b. brumsted in command. ==service history== following shakedown out of new london, connecticut, the submarine underwent availability at her builder's yard from april to june 1966 before making a cruise to faslane, scotland, and the caribbean sea. after an overhaul which lasted from march through june 1967, the ship provided services for the naval underwater sound laboratory at new london through the first three months of 1968. during this tour, tinosa was based briefly at port everglades, florida, as well as at new london and visited bermuda in the course of her operations. at the end of this experimental and test duty, tinosa began local
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