On 1 December 1969, the submarine was transferred to SubRon 2, also based at New London. Highlights of 1970 were participation in operation "Springboard" in January and February and NATO exercise "Steel Ring" in April and May. On 4 August, the submarine made her 12,920th and final dive. On 1 October 1970, Sea Robin was decommissioned and struck from the Navy list. She was sold for scrap on 3 June 1971 to the North American Smelting Co., Wilmington, Del. Honors and awards Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three battle stars World War II Victory Medal National Defense Service Medal with star References Citations Bibliography Hinman, Charles R., and Douglas E. Campbell. The Submarine Has No Friends: Friendly Fire Incidents Involving U.S. Submarines During World War II. Syneca Research Group, Inc., 2019. . External links USS Sea Robin website Balao-class submarines World War II submarines of the United States Cold War submarines of the United States Ships built in Kittery, Maine 1944 ships Maritime incidents in June 1945 Friendly fire incidents of World War II