1944

The keel is laid,

then re-laid at EB

in New London

1945

Launch and

commissioning

1946

Shakedown cruise

Travel to new home port

in Pearl Harbor

1947

First missile launch

by a submarine

1948

Missile hanger

is added

1949

1st simulated attack

against U.S. Fleet

1950

"The Flying Missile"

movie is made

about the Cusk

1951

More history is

made as the Cusk

tracks missiles

while submerged

1952

Continued operations

as a Missile Submarine

1953

"The Navy's 100 Mile

Stinger" article is

written about the Cusk

1954

Missile launcher is

removed but missile

guidance and tracking

operations continue

1955

Cusk is assigned

to the Regulus

Missile program

1956

Overhaul and

modernization at

Mare Island Shipyard

1957

Back to home port

in Pearl Harbor

1958

West Pac and

Korean patrol

1959

Alaska training cruise

1960

2nd West Pac

1961

Regulus guidance

equipment removed.

Cusk is redesignated

SS-348

1962

3rd West Pac

"Cuban Missile

Crisis" patrol

off Korea

1963

Travel to French

Polynesia and

return to

Pearl Harbor

1964

4th West Pac

Expeditionary Award

2nd "E" Award

Cold War Patrol

1965

Vietnam Service Award

Cold War Patrol

1966

Bremerton Shipyard

overhaul. Homeport

change to San Diego

Fire in port main motor

1967

5th West Pac

Vietnam Service Award

Cold War Patrol

1968

6th West Pac

Vietnam Service Award

Cold War Patrol

1969

Home to San Diego

Santa Catalina

Newport Beach

Decommissioning