This listing features a unique naval cover commemorating the last day in commission of the USS Scamp SSN-588 on April 26, 1988 in Bremerton, WA.
USS
Scamp
(SSN-588)
, a
Skipjack
-class
nuclear-powered
submarine
, was the second ship of the
United States Navy
to be named for the
scamp
, a member of the fish family Serranidae.
Scamp
′s
keel
was
laid down
on 23 January 1959 at
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
in
Vallejo
,
California
. She was
launched
on 8 October 1960,
sponsored
by Mrs. John C. Hollingsworth, widow of
Commander
John C. Hollingsworth
, the
commanding officer
of
USS
Scamp
(SS-277)
at the time of her loss in November 1944 during
World War II
. She was
commissioned
at Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 5 June 1961 with Commander W. N. Dietzen in command.