USS Skipjack

USS Skipjack

Three submarines of the United States Navy have been named USS "Skipjack" after the type of fish; Skipjack tuna.

*The 1st "Skipjack" (SS-24) was renamed "E-1".
*The 2nd "Skipjack" (SS-184) was a "Salmon"-class submarine that served before and during the early years of World War II.
*The 3rd "Skipjack" (SSN-585), the lead ship of her class of nuclear attack submarine, served during the Cold War.

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