USS Archerfish

Two submarines of the United States Navy have been named Archerfish, after the archerfish.

• The USS Archer-Fish (SS-311), was a Balao-class submarine, commissioned in 1943 and decommissioned in 1946. When she was recommissioned in 1952 her name was changed to Archerfish.
• The USS Archerfish (SSN-678), was a Sturgeon-class nuclear-powered submarine, in service from 1971 to 1998.

Sources

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.