USS Sculpin

USS Sculpin

Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS "Sculpin", named in honor of the sculpin, a spiny, large-headed, broad-mouthed, usually-scaleless fish of the family "Cottidae".

* The first USS|Sculpin|SS-191|3, was a "Sargo"-class submarine, commissioned in 1939 and struck in 1944.
* The second USS|Sculpin|SSN-590|3, was a "Skipjack"-class submarine, commissioned in 1961 and struck in 1990.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • USS Sculpin (SS-191) — USS Sculpin (SS 191), a Sargo class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sculpin, a spiny, large headed, broad mouthed, usually scaleless fish of the family Cottidae . Her keel was laid down on 7 September… …   Wikipedia

  • USS Sculpin (SSN-590) — USS Sculpin (SSN 590), a Skipjack class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sculpin, a spiny, large headed, broad mouthed, usually scaleless fish of the family Cottidae . Her keel was laid down on 3… …   Wikipedia

  • USS Sculpin (SS-494) — USS Sculpin (SS 494), a Tench class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sculpin, a spiny, large headed, broad mouthed, usually scale less fish of the family Cottidae . Her construction by the Portsmouth… …   Wikipedia

  • USS Sailfish (SS-192) — USS Sailfish (SS 192), a sclass|Sargo|submarine, was originally named Squalus .Her keel was laid on 18 October 1937 by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, as Squalus , the only ship of the United States Navy named for the squalus.… …   Wikipedia

  • USS Cromwell (DE-1014) — Career …   Wikipedia

  • USS Bream (SS-243) — USS Bream (SS/SSK/AGSS 243), a Gato class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the bream. Bream (SS 243) was launched 17 October 1943 by Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn.; sponsored by Mrs. Wreford G. Chapple,… …   Wikipedia

  • USS Tiru (SS-416) — USS Tiru (SS 416), a Balao class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the tiru, a member of the lizardfish family. Voracious and carnivorous, this fish is found in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic especially in the Bermuda… …   Wikipedia

  • Sculpin — Taxobox name = Sculpin image width = 240px image caption = Longhorn Sculpin regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Scorpaeniformes subordo = Cottoidei superfamilia = Cottoidea subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision =… …   Wikipedia

  • USS Squalus (SS-192) — USS Sailfish (SS 192) vor Mare Island, 1943 Geschichte Namensgeber Dornhaie (squalus) Fächerfische (engl. sailfi …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • USS Scorpion (SSN-589) — USS Scorpion (SSN 589) …   Википедия

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”