- USS Garlopa (SS-358)
USS "Garlopa" (SS-358), would have been a "Balao"-class submarine, the only submarine of the
United States Navy to be named for thegarlopa , a large species ofgrouper found on the west coast ofMexico . Her keel was laid down at theElectric Boat Company ofGroton, Connecticut , but construction was canceled on29 July 1944 .
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