Arco in Butte County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)

USS Hawkbill (SSN-666)

Photographed by Michael Herrick, May 10, 2017

1. USS Hawkbill (SSN-666) Marker

Inscription.
Class: (Sturgeon Variant) Sturgeon
Built At: Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Keel Laid: 12 September 1966
Launched: 2 April 1969
Christening: Mrs. Bernard F. Roeder
Commissioned: 4 February 1971
First Commanding Officer: Commander Christopher H. Brown
Decommissioned March 15, 2000
Length: 302 Feet Beam: 31.8 Feet
Displacement: 4229 Tons Surface 4762 Tons Submerged
Speed: 15 Kts Surface 25 Kts Submerged
Endurance: Unlimited Test Depth: 1200 Feet
Personnel Complement: 12 Officers 95 Enlisted
Propulsion Plant: S5W Pressurized Water Nuclear Reactor
2 Steam Turbines Single Propeller

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Cold • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is February 4, 1971.

Location. 43° 38.049′ N, 113° 17.801′ W. Memorial is in Arco, Idaho, in Butte County. It is on S. Front Street (U.S. 26) near HWY Drive, on the right when traveling west. Located in the Idaho Science Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 335 South Front Street, Arco ID 83213, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Idaho — Sawtooth Range

and in Eastern Idaho and the Yellowstone Fringe.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hawkbill Base (a few steps from this marker); USS S-27 (a few steps from this marker);

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Mk 14 Torpedo (a few steps from this marker); Arco Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Atoms for Peace (approx. half a mile away); Pearson Park (approx. 7.7 miles away); The First LDS Church (approx. 7.7 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. USS Hawkbill SSN-666. (Submitted on May 24, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. USS Hawkbill (SSN-666) on Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 24, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

The Sail of the USS Hawkbill (SSN-666) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, May 10, 2017

2. The Sail of the USS Hawkbill (SSN-666)

“Submarine in the Desert”The sail of the USS Hawkbill was erected here on July 19, 2003 as a monument and memorial to all U.S. Navy Submarine Veterans.

The Idaho Science Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, May 10, 2017

3. The Idaho Science Center

Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,819 times since then and 142 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 24, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.