I am the new Chairman of the USSVI Veterans Affairs Committee and would like to get this info out to the USSVI membership.

John Dudas
Sturgeon Base Commander
and USSVI National Chairman - Veterans Affairs Committee

Yours is the only submarine listed as participating in the SHAD Test’s in the mid 1960’s. If you served on board during these exercises, contact the nearest VA Medical Center and request an evaluation from their Environmental Agents group. 

More information is available at the following website:
Ships Associated with SHAD Tests

Project SHAD, an acronym for Shipboard Hazard and Defense, was part of a larger effort called Project 112, which was conducted during the 1960s. Project SHAD encompassed tests designed to identify US warships' vulnerabilities to attacks with chemical or biological warfare agents and to develop procedures to respond to such attacks while maintaining a war-fighting capability.

Updated August 18, 2003.