USS Sealion

USS Sealion

Two submarines of the United States Navy have been named USS "Sealion" forthe sea lion, any of several large, eared seals native to the Pacific.

*USS|Sealion|SS-195, a "Sargo"-class submarine, was wrecked and scuttled in the first days of World War II.
*USS|Sealion|SS-315, a "Balao"-class submarine, served with distinction from the second half of World War II through first half of the Cold War.


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