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  2. USS Hawkbill (SSN-666) - Wikipedia

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    USS Hawkbill (SSN-666), a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the hawksbill, a large sea turtle.The name perpetuated the inadvertent misspelling of "hawksbill" in the naming of the first ship of that name, USS Hawkbill (SS-366), a Balao-class submarine launched in 1944.

  3. USS Hawkbill (SS-366) - Wikipedia

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    USS Hawkbill (SS-366), a Balao-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the hawksbill, a large sea turtle (the "-s-" was inadvertently dropped at commissioning.). Construction and commissioning

  4. List of submarines of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    Last U.S. Navy submarine to be named after a fish until USS Seawolf (SSN-21). SSN-685 Glenard P. Lipscomb: Unique attack submarine design using turbo-electric transmission. SSN-686 L. Mendel Rivers: SSN-687 Richard B. Russell: SSN-688 Los Angeles: Lead boat of her class of 62. Was active for 34 years, 3 months. SSN-689 Baton Rouge: SSN-690 ...

  5. Category : World War II submarines of the United States

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    Pages in category "World War II submarines of the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 336 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  6. Sturgeon-class submarine - Wikipedia

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    The biggest difference was the much larger sail, which permitted a second periscope and additional intelligence-gathering masts, and which reduced the risk of the submarine broaching the surface in heavy seas. The fairwater planes mounted on the sail could rotate 90 degrees, allowing the submarine to surface through thin ice. [1]

  7. USS Hawkbill - Wikipedia

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    USS Hawkbill has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to: USS Hawkbill (SS-366) , a submarine in commission from 1944 to 1946 USS Hawkbill (SSN-666) , a submarine in commission from 1971 to 2000

  8. List of Sturgeon-class submarines - Wikipedia

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    As SSNs, Sturgeon-class submarines were designed to primarily perform anti-submarine warfare operations. Seven different primary contractors constructed the 37 boats of the class, making it the second-most numerous nuclear-powered warship class in the world after the 62-boat Los Angeles class. [1] USS Pargo (SSN-650) surfaced in Arctic ice.

  9. List of submarine museums - Wikipedia

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    U. S. Navy Submarine Force Museum Archived 2008-09-23 at the Wayback Machine; Patterson Museum; WWII U.S. Submarine Memorials and Museums; Museum submarines in the United States; Indonesian Navy Submarine Monument; CB-20 midget submarine page; 1996 North Korean Gangneung submarine infiltration incident museum pictures and information; Picture ...