USS Gurnard SSN662

The USS Gurnard (SSN-662) was a Sturgeon-class attack submarine of the United States Navy, commissioned on December 6, 1968. Built at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Gurnard served primarily during the Cold War, conducting under-ice operations and intelligence-gathering missions. Notably, in 1986, she participated in a historic joint Arctic operation alongside USS Hawkbill, surfacing at the North Pole. After nearly three decades of service, USS Gurnard was decommissioned on April 28, 1995, and later scrapped via the Nuclear-Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program.