USS Simon Lake AS33 Medal Christened Feb 8, 1964 Commissioned Nov 7, 1964 For Sale

This medal commemorates USS Simon Lake (AS-33) the lead ship of her class of submarine tenders, named for Simon Lake, a pioneering designer of early submarines. The ship was laid down on 7 January 1963 by the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington; launched on 8 February 1964; sponsored by Mrs. Cecil Ford and Mrs. Herbert Diamond; and commissioned on 7 November 1964. Throughout her career she serviced submarines in Charleston, SC, Holy Loch, GB and La Maddalena, Italy. In 1998, She did a tour in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. She was decommissioned on July 31, 1999. She was transferred from Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia to National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River in 2015, and was scrapped 27 February 2019. This medal is in excellent condition.