USS Tarpon

USS Tarpon

Two submarines of the United States Navy have been named USS "Tarpon" for the tarpon, a large, herring-like fish found abundantly in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

*The first "Tarpon" (Submarine No. 14) was a "C"-class submarine that was renamed "C-3".
*The second "Tarpon" (SS-175) was a "Porpoise"-class submarine that served during World War II.


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