2 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁P ogy ▁deployed ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁SC IC EX - 9 6 ▁experiments . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁she ▁trans ited ▁the ▁Ber ing ▁Stra it ▁and ▁began ▁collect ing ▁thousands ▁of ▁water ▁samples ▁from ▁over ▁a ▁hundred ▁locations ▁under ▁the ▁polar ▁ice ▁cap ▁in ▁the ▁Ar ctic ▁Ocean . ▁She ▁continu ously ▁recorded ▁ocean ▁curr ents ▁and ▁water ▁sal inity ▁and ▁temperature , ▁and ▁sur fac ed ▁ 1 9 ▁times ▁through ▁the ▁ice ▁cap ▁to ▁measure ▁surface ▁conditions ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁San ▁Diego , ▁California , ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁De comm ission ing ▁and ▁dispos al ▁P ogy ▁was ▁de comm ission ed ▁and ▁simultaneously ▁struck ▁from ▁the ▁Naval ▁V essel ▁Register ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁Her ▁scra pping ▁via ▁the ▁N uc lear - Power ed ▁Sh ip ▁and ▁Sub marine ▁Rec y cling ▁Program ▁at ▁Pu get ▁Sound ▁Naval ▁Sh ip yard ▁in ▁B rem erton , ▁Washington , ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Comm em oration ▁P og ys ▁div ing ▁plane ▁fins ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁The ▁Fin ▁Project ▁at ▁Pel ican ▁Har bor ▁Park ▁in ▁Miami , ▁Florida . ▁ ▁P ogy ' s ▁Ball ast ▁Control ▁P anel ▁is ▁on ▁display ▁at ▁the ▁Sub marine ▁Force ▁Museum ▁in ▁Gro ton , ▁CT . ▁There