Two submarines of the United States Navy have borne the name USS "Ray", named in honor of the ray, a fish characterized by a flat body, large pectoral fins, and a whiplike tail.
* The first "Ray", (SS-271), was a "Gato"-class submarine, commissioned in 1943 and struck in 1960.
* The second "Ray", (SSN-653), was a "Sturgeon"-class submarine, commissioned in 1967 and struck in 1993.
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