USS Sailfish (SSR/SS/AGSS-572), the lead ship of her class of submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sailfish, a large gamefish inhabiting tropical seas, related to the swordfish, but possessing scales and a large sail-like dorsal fin.

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SS-572 General Specifications Class: Sailfish-class submarine Named for: Sailfish Complement: 95 Officers and Enlisted Displacement: 2030 tons Length: 350 feet Beam: 29 feet 1 inches Flank Speed: 20 Knots Final Disposition: Sunk as target May 2007

Sep 1, 2015 · On 3 February 1961, Sailfish was reclassified SS-572, and assumed the duties of an attack submarine. By September 1962, she was preparing for her second Mediterranean deployment and departed...

USS SAILFISH (SS 572) SHIPS HISTORY The keel of the USS SAILFISH (SS 572) was laid on December 8, 1953 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, New Hampshire. She is the first submarine to be designed and built as a radar picket. SAILFISH and SALMON, her sister ship, are the longest diesel electric sub- marines in the fleet.

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On 3 February 1961, Sailfish was reclassified SS-572, and assumed the duties of an attack submarine. By September 1962, she was preparing for her second Mediterranean deployment and departed New London on 10 October.

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USS Sailfish has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to: USS Sailfish (SS-192), originally named USS Squalus (SS-192), a submarine in commission in 1939 and again from 1940 to 1945 USS Sailfish (SSR-572), later SS-572, a submarine in commission from 1956 to 1978

The Sailfish-class submarines of the United States Navy, launched in 1955–1956, were the first submarines to be built expressly for radar picket service and, at the time, were the largest conventionally powered submarines in the United States Navy. Only USS Argonaut and the Narwhal -class submarines from the 1920s were larger.