USS Hawkbill

USS Hawkbill

Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS "Hawkbill", named in honor of the hawksbill, a large sea turtle (the "-s-" was inadvertently dropped at the commissioning of SS-366).

*USS|Hawkbill|SS-366, was a "Balao"-class submarine, commissioned in 1944 and struck in 1970
*USS|Hawkbill|SSN-666, was a "Sturgeon"-class submarine, commissioned in 1971 and struck in 2000


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