The Navy Recommissioned It
In September 1951, the Stickleback was recommissioned by the Navy. The new skipper was Lieutenant Commander Roy J. Robinson. The vessel participated in training off the Californian coast until it was decommissioned once more in November 1952. It was taken out of service as it needed a radical overhaul. Sadly, it was a little too late for the USS Stickleback by then.
The Navy Recommissioned It
It Was Converted Under GUPPY
The Stickleback saw a conversion under the Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program by the U.S. Navy. Also called GUPPY, the program was meant to update submarines from the Second World War so that they could be up to far for operation in the ‘50s. Its conversion took more than ten months. Among other things, the vessel was outfitted with a sonar system, a snorkel, and a better battery.
It Was Converted Under GUPPY