USS Dace (SSN-607)
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Dace was decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 2 December 1988. Ex-Dace entered the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program in Bremerton, Washington and on 1 January 1997 ceased to exist.
See also
- Admiral Kinnaird R. McKee, USN, who commanded USS Dace.
References
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- Navysite.de: USS Dace
Further reading
- Blind Man's Bluff (The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage), Sontag and Drew, 1998
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