USS Puffer SSN652

USS *Puffer* (SSN-652) was a Sturgeon-class attack submarine commissioned into the United States Navy in August 1969. Named after the pufferfish, she served primarily in the Pacific Fleet, conducting surveillance, intelligence-gathering, and anti-submarine warfare during the Cold War. *Puffer* participated in numerous exercises, special operations, and deployments, earning several awards for her operational excellence. After over two decades of service, USS *Puffer* was decommissioned on July 12, 1996, and subsequently disposed of through the Navy’s Ship-Submarine Recycling Program.