USS Porpoise

USS Porpoise

Five United States Navy ships have borne the name "Porpoise".

* The first USS|Porpoise|1820|3 was a schooner that wrecked in 1833.
* The second USS|Porpoise|1836|3 was a brig lost at sea in 1854.
* The third USS|Porpoise|SS-7|3 was a "Plunger"-class submarine commissioned in 1903.
* The fourth "Porpoise" (YFB-2047) was originally a passenger ferry converted to Navy service as the USS "Moosehead" in 1919.
* The fifth USS|Porpoise|SS-172|3 was the lead boat of her class of submarines, commissioned 1935.


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