USS Tullibee (SSN-597)

The USS Tullibee (SSN-597), a unique submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the tullibee, any of several whitefishes of central and northern North America.

At 273 feet (83.21 meters) long and 2,640 tons displacement, USS Tullibee was the smallest nuclear-powered attack submarine in the US submarine fleet. The initial manning complement was seven officers and sixty enlisted men. However before inactivation, the crew included thirteen officers and over a hundred enlisted men.

During her career, Tullibee achieved much and conducted many submarine firsts. During her commissioned service she submerged and surfaced 730 times and traveled approximately 325,000 nautical miles (601,900 kilometers) equal to the distance from the earth to the moon and halfway back.