USS Seawolf

USS Seawolf

Four submarines of the United States Navy have borne thename USS "Seawolf", after the seawolf: a solitary fish with strong,prominent teeth and projecting tusks that give it a savage look.
*The first "Seawolf", renamed USS|H-1|SS-28|3 before launching, was the lead ship of her class. Commissioned in 1913, she ran aground, and sank in 1920.
*The second USS|Seawolf|SS-197|3, a "Sargo"-class submarine. Commissioned in 1939, she was successful during World War II until she was lost to friendly fire from destroyer escort "Rowell" in 1944.
*The third USS|Seawolf|SSN-575|3 was the second nuclear submarine, and the only US submarine built with a liquid metal (sodium) nuclear reactor. She was commissioned in 1957 and stricken in 1997.
*The fourth USS|Seawolf|SSN-21|3 is the lead ship of her class. She was commissioned in 1997 and is on active service as of 2008.


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