Name USS Sea Panther Length 95 m | Laid down Never | |
Namesake The sea panther, a South African fish Builder Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts (proposed) Fate Construction contract canceled 29 July 1944 Class and type Tench-class diesel-electric submarine | ||
USS Sea Panther (SS-528), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sea panther, a black-spotted, South African fish. Her name was assigned, but construction was canceled on 29 July 1944 before she was laid down.
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