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= USS Halibut (SSGN-587)
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USS Halibut (SSGN-587) was a ballistic missile submarine of the United States Navy, and it was the first submarine to be converted from a Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) submarine into a guided missile submarine (SSGN). Commissioned in 1959, the USS Halibut was designed primarily for the purpose of launching Polaris missiles.