What You Need to Know: The USS Halibut (SSGN-587) was a revolutionary nuclear-powered guided missile submarine, commissioned in 1960. Initially designed to launch nuclear cruise missiles, Halibut ...

Just the second U.S. Navy vessel to be named after the halibut species of fish, SSN-587, or USS Halibut, has the distinction of earning two presidential citations, two Navy Unit Commendations, and ...