USS Guitarro (SSN-665)

USS Guitarro (SSN-665) was a Sturgeon-class attack submarine of the United States Navy, commissioned in 1972. Notably, during its construction, the submarine partially sank at the pier in 1969 due to a mishap with ballast tanks, but was salvaged, repaired, and completed. Throughout its service, Guitarro conducted numerous Cold War patrols, intelligence-gathering missions, and participated in fleet exercises to counter Soviet naval threats. After over two decades of operational service, the submarine was decommissioned in 1992 and later scrapped as part of the Navy’s recycling program.