USS Grayling

Six ships of the United States Navy have been named USS "Grayling" for the Arctic grayling, a fresh-water game fish closely related to the trout.

*"Grayling" (SS-18), a D-class submarine, was launched in 1909, renamed "D-2" in 1911, served during World War I, and was decommissioned in 1922

*"Grayling" (SP-1259) was built by Boyden of Amesburg, Massachusetts, in 1915 and acquired by the United States Navy from her owner, E.E. Gray, on 7 May 1917. She commissioned 22 May 1917 and was used by the 1st Naval District as a patrol craft in Boston Harbor until returned to her owner 30 November 1918

*"Grayling" (SP-289) was built by Peterson on the Hudson River in New York City; acquired by the United States Navy from her owner, Myer Resebush, on 22 May 1917; and commissioned the same day with Boatswain Robert L. Kemp, USNRF, in command. She served as a patrol boat on local and coastal waters around Norfolk, Virginia, during the remainder of World War I. She decommissioned 15 January 1919 and was returned to her owner the same day

*"Grayling" (SS-209), a "Tambor"-class submarine, served during World War II. She was launched in 1940 and lost in September 1943

*"Grayling" was assigned to SS-492 on 29 August 1944, but the submarine was canceled 12 August 1945 prior to construction

*"Grayling" (SSN-646), a "Sturgeon"-class submarine, served during the Cold War. She was launched in 1967 and stricken in 1997