USS Skipjack (SSN-585) provided support vessel services for another submarine's sea trials. Following this mission, "Skipjack" entered NNSDDCO in October for decommissioning. "Skipjack" was decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 19 April 1990, having served for 31 years in the US Navy. ex-"Skipjack" entered the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program in Bremerton, Washington, on 17 March 1996. Recycling was completed on 1 September 1998. USS Skipjack (SSN-585) USS "Skipjack" (SSN-585), the lead ship of her class of nuclear-powered attack submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named after the Skipjack tuna. Her keel
HMS Skipjack (1889) 26 June 1897 "Skipjack" was present at the Jubilee Fleet Review at Spithead, In 1898 "Skipjack" was sent to Palmers of Jarrow for refit. "Skipjack" had her locomotive boilers replaced by Reed water-tube boilers in early 1900, which increased power and reliability. "Skipjack"s new machinery delivered over giving a speed of . "Skipjack" took part in the Royal Navy's annual manoeuvres in July–August 1900, and again in 1901. In January 1901 she was a tender to the cruiser in Kingstown. In 1905 "Skipjack" was in reserve, but after refit, she returned to active service as part of the Fishery Protection