Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS "Puffer", named in honor of the
*USS "Puffer" (SS-268), was a "Gato"-class submarine, commissioned in 1943 and struck in 1960.
*USS "Puffer" (SSN-652), was a "Sturgeon"-class submarine, commissioned in 1969 and struck in 1996.
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USS Puffer (SS-268) — USS Puffer (SS 268), a Gato class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the puffer, a fish which inflates its body with air. Puffer (SS 268) was laid down by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, Wisc., 16… … Wikipedia
USS Puffer (SSN-652) — USS Puffer (SSN 652), a Sturgeon class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the puffer, a fish which inflates its body with air. The contract to build her was awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula,… … Wikipedia
USS Bullhead (SS-332) — USS Bullhead (SS 332), a Balao class submarine, was the very last US Navy ship sunk by enemy action during World War Two, probably on the same day that the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. She was the only ship of the United States… … Wikipedia
USS Sea Owl (SS-405) — USS Sea Owl (SS/AGSS 405), a Balao class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the sea owl, a lumpfish of the North Atlantic. Sea Owl was laid down by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine on 7 February 1944; launched on… … Wikipedia
USS Sea Fox (SS-402) — USS Sea Fox (SS 402), a Balao class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the sea fox, a large shark, also called the thresher shark, which frequents the coast of Europe and the Americas. Sea Fox was laid down on 2 November… … Wikipedia
USS Truxtun (DLGN-35) — Dienstzeit Geordert: 23. Juni 1962 Kiellegung … Deutsch Wikipedia
USS Truxtun (CGN-35) — Dienstzeit Geordert: 23. Juni 1962 Kiellegung … Deutsch Wikipedia
Puffer — may mean:* Inhaler, a medical device used for delivering medication into the body via the lungs * Pufferfish, a type of fish which can inflate itself as a defence mechanism * Clyde puffer, a type of cargo ship used in the Clyde estuary and off… … Wikipedia
USS Thresher (SS-200) — USS|Thresher|SS 200, a Tambor class submarine, was the first United States Navy ship to be named for the thresher shark. Her keel was laid down 27 May 1939 at the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 27 March 1940… … Wikipedia
USS Bluefish (SS-222) — USS|Bluefish|SS 222, a Gato class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the bluefish, a fish of the Atlantic coast of the United States. Bluefish was laid down 5 June 1942 by Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT. She… … Wikipedia
