USS Snook ( SSN - 592 ) USS " Snook " ( SSN - 592 ) , a " Skipjack " - class submarine , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the common snook , an Atlantic marine fish that is bluish - gray above and silvery below a black lateral line . Her keel was laid down by Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula , Mississippi , on 7 April 1958 . She was launched on 31 October 1960 sponsored by Mrs . George L . Walling , mother of Commander John F . Walling , who was commanding officer of the first " Snook " ( SS - 279 ) when she was lost in action in World War II . " Snook " was commissioned on 24 October 1961 with Commander Howard Bucknell III in command . Operational history . 1960s . Following shakedown in the Puget Sound area , " Snook " departed San Diego , California , on 23 June 1962 to deploy as a unit of the Seventh Fleet in the western Pacific , returning home on 21 December . On 1 February 1963 , the submarine entered Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo , California , for extensive improvements of her hull . After leaving Mare Island on 23 August , " Snook " operated in the San Diego area until deploying to the western Pacific to join the Seventh Fleet , following which she again entered Mare Island Naval Shipyard for three and one - half months of repairs and the installation of new electronic equipment . After participating in local operations in the San Diego area , " Snook " departed on 19 March 1965 for a six - month deployment in the western Pacific . Highlights of this tour were calls at Sasebo , Japan , and Chinhae , South Korea . For this deployment the " Snook " earned the Navy Unit Commendation . After return to San Diego , " Snook " spent the next six months undergoing sound trials and drydocking and , on 16 April 1966 , headed for the western Pacific . During this deployment , she visited Okinawa ; Yokosuka and Sasebo ; Chinhae ; and Subic Bay , Philippines ; before returning to San Diego on 19 November . On 19 March 1967 , " Snook " got underway from San Diego for Puget Sound Naval Shipyard , Bremerton , Washington , and a 14 month overhaul and refueling . On 30 June 1968 , the submarine returned to San Diego and participated in local operations , including the sinking as a target of former auxiliary submarine ex - " Archerfish " ( AGSS - 311 ) . " Snook " spent the first four months of 1969 participating in various antisubmarine warfare exercises and preparing for overseas deployment . In May , she once again departed for the western Pacific for a deployment that lasted seven months , returning home on 22 December . 1970s . Late in January 1970 , " Snook " participated in exercise " Uptide " with other units of the First Fleet . From June through September , she was drydocked at Mare Island Naval Shipyard . Following return to San Diego , the submarine sailed for a six - month deployment with the Seventh Fleet , returning to San Diego on 12 July 1971 . " Snook " spent the remainder of the year in port and in operations off the California coast . Operating locally in the San Diego area through the first four months of 1972 , " Snook " got underway on 13 May for a two - month tour supporting United States forces in Vietnam and visiting Kaohsiung , Taiwan . Following drydocking at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard , " Snook " got underway on 10 January 1973 for her eighth deployment with the Seventh Fleet . During this deployment , " Snook " visited Pearl Harbor , and Guam . She returned to San Diego on 16 June and began a four - week , post - deployment leave and upkeep period , followed by another four weeks engaged in sonar evaluation tests . On 26 November , following her participation in COMTUEX 12 - 73 , " Snook " entered Mare Island Naval Shipyard to begin a refueling overhaul . Decommissioning . " Snook " was decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 14 November 1986 . ex - " Snook " entered the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program in Bremerton , Washington , on 1 October 1996 and on 30 June 1997 ceased to exist .