USS Walrus

USS Walrus

Three ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS "Walrus", named in honor of the walrus, a gregarious, aquatic mammal related to the seal found in Arctic waters.

* The first "Walrus" was renamed "K-4" (SS-35) before launching. She was a K-class submarine, launched in 1914 and sold for scrap in 1931.

* The second, "Walrus" (SS-431), was a "Tench"-class submarine. Her construction was authorized but the contract for her construction was cancelled in 1944.

* The third, "Walrus" (SS-437), was a "Tench"-class submarine, launched in 1946 and struck in 1958.


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