Dace was laid down by Ingalls Shipbuilding Company, Pascagoula, Mississippi on 6 June 1960; launched 18 August 1962, sponsored by Betty Ford; and commissioned 4 April 1964, Commander John A. Walsh in command.
Dace was decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register 2 December 1988.
Another submarine bore this name; see USS Dace (SS-247).