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USS Sand Lance (SSN-660)

Submarine
USS Sand Lance (SSN-660), a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship and the second submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the sand lance, a member of the family Ammodytidae. Wikipedia
Launched: November 11, 1969
Construction started: January 15, 1965
Length: 292′
Beam: 31′
Honours and awards: Awarded Navy Unit Commendation and Navy Expeditionary Medal in 1979 for Special Operations conducted that same year