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USS Flasher (SSN-613)
USS ''Flasher'' (SSN-613), a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the flasher, a member of the Lobotidae family of fishes, which have an unusual placement of the second dorsal and anal fins, posteriorly located on the body, close to the tail.
==Construction history==
The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 9 June 1960 and her keel was laid down on 14 April 1961.
Originally laid down as the eleventh submarine in the ''Thresher''-class building program, ''Flasher'' was extensively modified during the construction period. These modifications consisted of lengthening the hull, lengthening the sail, and upgrading the watertight integrity of the sea water systems. The SUBSAFE Program was developed as a result of the loss of the , the first submarine of the class; ''Flasher'' became the first submarine certified as SUBSAFE. This contributed to the lengthy delay between being laid down and commissioning.
In the nation's only simultaneous twin launching ''Flasher'' and were launched on 22 June 1963. ''Flasher'' was sponsored and christened by Mrs. Paul F. Fay, Jr., wife of the Under Secretary of the Navy. Vice Admiral Elton W. Grenfell, then Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (ComSubLant), delivered the principal address. She was commissioned on 22 July 1966, with Commander Kenneth M. Carr in command. The principal speaker at the commissioning was US Representative George W. Grider of Tennessee, who had commanded the during World War II.
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