USS Guitarro (SSN-665) - Service History

Service History

In the mid-to-late 1970s, Guitarro was stationed at Point Loma in San Diego, California, commanded by Alvin H. Pauole, followed by Scott Van Hoften. She was active at the time in the pre-operational testing of the new Tomahawk cruise missile, launching several of the missiles on a test range off the coast of Southern California.

This section requires expansion with: history from the mid-to-late 1970s to 1992.

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