USS Queenfish (SS-393)
For other ships of the same name, see USS Queenfish.USS Queenfish (SS/AGSS-393), a Balao-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the queenfish, a small food fish found off the Pacific coast of North America.
The first Queenfish was laid down by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine, 27 July 1943; launched 30 November 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Robert A. Theobald; and commissioned 11 March 1944, Lieutenant Commander Charles E. Loughlin in command.
Read more about USS Queenfish (SS-393): First Patrol: August – October 1944, Second and Third Patrols: October 1944 – January 1945, Fourth Patrol: February – April 1945, Post-World War II Operations, 1945 – 1963, Honors and Awards