USS Skipjack (SS-184)

USS Skipjack (SS-184)

USS Skipjack (SS-184), a Salmon-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the fish. Her keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut, on 22 July 1936. She was launched on 23 October 1937 sponsored by Miss Frances Cuthbert Van Keuren, and commissioned on 30 June 1938 with Lieutenant Herman Sall in command.

Read more about USS Skipjack (SS-184):  Pre-World War II Service, First, Second and Third War Patrols, Fourth Through Ninth War Patrols, Tenth War Patrol and Fate