USS Viper

USS Viper

Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS "Viper" for the limbless reptiles of the family "Viperidae". This family includes many dangerously venomous snakes inhabiting Europe, Asia, and Africa.

The first "Viper" was originally the cutter "Ferret" but was rerigged as a brig and renamed just before the War of 1812, during which she was captured by the British.

The second "Viper" was a galley hastily built and commissioned for use against the British on Lake Champlain during the War of 1812.

The third "Viper" (SS-10) was a "B"-class submarine renamed "B-1".


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