- USS Triton
Three ships and submarines of the U.S. Navy have been named USS "Triton", after Triton, the son of
Poseidon and Amphitrite, and the personification of the roaring waters:* The first "Triton" (YT-10), a 212-ton tug, was built at Camden, New Jersey, in 1889 and purchased in that year by the U.S. Navy. Her long career was spent operating out of the Washington Navy Yard with frequent trips to Indian Head, Maryland. In 1921, she was designated YT-10. "Triton" was struck from the Naval Vessel Registry in May 1930 and sold the following September.
* The second "Triton" (SS-201) was a "Tambor" class diesel-electric submarine commissioned in 1940 and sunk in 1943 during World War II. She was the first US ship to fire on the Japanese after Pearl Harbor.
* The third "Triton" (SSRN/SSN-586), a nuclear-powered radar picket submarine, was commissioned in 1959 and struck in 1986. She was the first vessel to execute a submerged circumnavigation of the Earth.
See also
* For U.S. Coast Guard vessels of this name, see USCGC "Triton".
* ForRoyal Navy vessels of this name, see HMS "Triton".
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