USS Haddo ( SSN - 604 ) USS " Haddo " ( SSN - 604 ) , a " Thresher / Permit " - class submarine , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the haddo , a pink salmon fish prevalent on the Pacific coast of the United States and Canada . The contract to build her was awarded to New York Shipbuilding Corporation in Camden , New Jersey on 3 March 1959 and her keel was laid down on 9 September 1960 . She was launched on 18 August 1962 sponsored by Mrs . Henry M . Jackson , and commissioned on 16 December 1964 , with Commander John G . Williams , Jr . in command . After shakedown out of New London , Connecticut , in January 1965 , " Haddo " arrived at her home port , Charleston , South Carolina , on 8 February and joined SubRon 4 . She operated off the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean Sea until departing Charleston on 7 July for the Mediterranean Sea . She participated in numerous exercises with ships of the Sixth Fleet and NATO countries before returning home 7 November . " Haddo " has continued this pattern of service , alternating operations out of home port in the Atlantic with Sixth Fleet deployments , through 1967 . From August 1973 until December 1975 , " Haddo " underwent an extensive refueling overhaul at Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula , Mississippi . In February 1976 , " Haddo " ’ s homeport shifted to San Diego , California and joined the Pacific Fleet as a member of Submarine Squadron THREE . The transit required " Haddo " to pass through the Panama Canal . In the spring of 1977 , " Haddo " departed for the Western Pacific , returning in the fall after an arduous six - month deployment . During the first three months of 1978 , " Haddo " accomplished an intensive Selected Restricted Availability at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton , Washington . In December 1978 , " Haddo " again deployed to the Western Pacific , visited New Zealand and returned in 1979 . " Haddo " arrived in Mare Island Naval Shipyard for another intensive Selected Restricted Availability in February 1980 . In August of the same year she deployed to the Indian Ocean , visited Australia and returned to San Diego in February 1981 . In July 1981 , " Haddo " deployed to the Western Pacific , visited Japan and returned to San Diego in late October 1981 . " Haddo " arrived at Mare Island Naval Shipyard in April 1982 and underwent an extensive modernization and overhaul in January 1984 , returning to San Diego . From February to August 1985 , " Haddo " again deployed to the Western Pacific visiting Japan and Hong Kong . As a result of her successful deployment , and superb operational reliability , " Haddo " was again awarded the Battle Efficiency “ E ” for Excellence for 1985 . " Haddo " underwent and intensive Selective Restricted Availability in October 1985 in San Diego . " Haddo " then deployed to the Western Pacific from August 1986 to February 1987 , again visiting Japan and Hong Kong . She completed several months of successful local operations before undergoing her last Selected Restricted Availability in San Diego from January to March 1988 . " Haddo " conducted a two - month ASW operation in June and July 1988 . From February 1989 until February 1990 , " Haddo " was deployed from San Diego over 300 days , conducting intensive operations in support of the National Defense , including a six - month deployment to the Western Pacific visiting Korea , Japan , Hong Kong and the Philippines . During her last of six WESTPACs , she also completed the longest continuously submerged period in her 25 - year history . In the fall - winter of 1989 and 1990 , " Haddo " participated in the largest Pacific Fleet naval exercise since 1945 , PACEX - 89 , and conducted a two - month ASW operation in the northern Pacific . " " Haddo " was decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 12 June 1991 . Ex - " Haddo " entered the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program in Bremerton , Washington , and on 20 June 1992 ceased to exist .