USS Mingo (SS-261)
For other ships of the same name, see USS Mingo.USS Mingo (SS-261) — a Gato-class submarine — was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the mingo snapper, a fish of the Caribbean with rough leathery skin. A Civil War ship had also been named Mingo, after an Iroquois term of reproach.
Her keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 30 November 1942 (sponsored by Mrs. Henry L. Pence), and commissioned on 12 February 1943, Lieutenant Commander Ralph C. "Red" Lynch, Jr., (Class of 1929) in command.
After shakedown off Long Island, Mingo sailed for Newport, RI on 1 April 1943 for three weeks of operations with the torpedo station. She cleared New London on 16 May for the Pacific via the Panama Canal Zone.
Read more about USS Mingo (SS-261): First and Second War Patrols, Third and Fourth War Patrols, Fifth and Sixth War Patrols, Seventh War Patrol, Kuroshio, 1955–1966, Awards