USS Bonita

USS Bonita

Four ships of the United States Navy have been named "Bonita", for the Spanish word meaning the feminine diminutive of bueno (good).

*A brig engaged in the African slave trade captured on 10 October 1860 has been identified both as "Bonita" and "Bonito". However, the former slaver was never part of the Navy.
*The USS|Bonita|SS-15, was a submarine, renamed "C-4", that patrolled the east coast of Central America during World War I.

*The USS|Bonita|SP-540, a 46-foot motorboat in service 1917 - 1918.

*The USS|Bonita|SS-165, was a submarine launched as "V-3" (SF-6). She served before and during World War II as a coastal patrol boat.

*The USS|Bonita|SSK-3, was a "Barracuda"-class submarine launched as "K-3" as part of Project Kayo during the Cold War.

References

*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b8-list.htm

ee also

*USS|Bonito - commonly confused with "Bonita".


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