The USS Amberjack (SS 522) in the floating drydock at the Naval Station.

TODAY in KEY WEST HISTORY / October 17, 19731973 The USS Amberjack (SS 522), the Navy’s last diesel submarine was decommissioned and turned over to the Brazilian Navy in a ceremony at the Naval Station. Her departure ended the submarine service that began in Key West in WW I.

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