USS Swordfish

USS Swordfish

Two submarines of the United States Navy have been named USS "Swordfish" after the swordfish, a large fish with a long, swordlike beak and a high dorsal fin.

*USS|Swordfish|SS-193, a "Sargo"-class submarine, was the first United States submarine to sink a Japanese ship during World War II.
*USS|Swordfish|SSN-579, a "Skate"-class submarine, is accused by Russia of ramming and sinking the Soviet Golf II class submarine K-129 during the Cold War (see Project Jennifer).

Fictional ships

* The novel, "On the Beach", features a fictional submarine named "Swordfish".
* The 2003 movie "In Enemy Hands" features a fictional "Balao"-class "Swordfish" (SS-161), the crew of which is captured by a fictional "U-429". "Swordfish" (SS-161), is the name of the Balao class submarine used in the movie " Down Periscope" In reality, SS-161 was the hull classification symbol of the S-boat USS|S-50|SS-161|2


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