USS "Whale" has been the name of two ships in the
*, a "Gato"-class submarine, commissioned in 1942 and scrapped in 1960
*, a "Sturgeon"-class submarine, commissioned in 1968 and scrapped in 1997
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USS Whale (SS-239) — USS Whale (SS 239), a Gato class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the whale, an extremely large, aquatic mammal that is fishlike in form. Her keel was laid down on 28 June 1941 by the Mare Island Naval… … Wikipedia
USS Whale (SSN-638) — was a sclass|Sturgeon|submarine nuclear powered attack submarine of the United States Navy. She was the second ship of that name, after the family of aquatic mammals. Whale was laid down on 27 May 1964 at the General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding… … Wikipedia
USS Seawolf (SS-197) — USS Seawolf (SS 197), a Sargo class submarine, was the second submarine of the United States Navy named for the seawolf.Construction and first deploymentHer keel was laid down on 27 September 1938 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine.… … Wikipedia
Whale — (englisch für Wal) bezeichnet: Whale (Cumbria), eine Ortschaft im District Eden (Cumbria) der Grafschaft Cumbria, England Whale (Band), eine schwedische Popgruppe Whale, Spitzname der Douglas A 3 USS Whale (SS 239), ein US amerikanisches… … Deutsch Wikipedia
USS Chivo (SS-341) — USS Chivo (SS 341), a Balao class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the chivo or big scaled goatfish Pseudopenaeus grandisquamis , a fish inhabiting the Pacific Ocean between Panama and Mexico. Chivo was launched 14… … Wikipedia
USS Segundo (SS-398) — USS Segundo (SS 398), a Balao class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the segundo, a cavalla fish of Caribbean waters. Segundo was laid down on 14 October 1943 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine; launched on 5… … Wikipedia
USS Fulton (AS-11) — The USS Fulton (AS 11) was a sclass|Fulton|submarine tender, launched 27 December 1940 by Mare Island Navy Yard and sponsored by Mrs. A. T. Sutcliffe, great granddaughter of Robert Fulton. Fulton was commissioned 12 September 1941, with Commander … Wikipedia
USS Flagstaff (PGH-1) — USS Flagstaff (PGH 1)/USCGS Flagstaff (WPBH 1) was an Flagstaff class patrol gunboat (hydrofoil) acquired by the U.S. Navy because of its low relative cost and very high speed. She was later also loaned by the Navy to the U.S. Coast Guard, as… … Wikipedia
USS Triton (SSRN-586) — USS Triton (SSRN/SSN 586), a U.S. Navy nuclear powered radar picket submarine, was the first vessel to execute a submerged circumnavigation of the Earth, accomplishing this during her shakedown cruise in early 1960. She also has the distinction… … Wikipedia
USS Flounder — (SS 251) Geschichte Kiellegung 5. Dezember 1942 Stapellauf 22. August 1943 … Deutsch Wikipedia
