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USS Stingray

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Two submarines of the United States Navy have been named USS Stingray for the stingray, a large ray with a whip-like tail and sharp spines capable of inflicting severe wounds:

  • The first Stingray (Submarine No. 13), was a C-class submarine in commission from 1909 to 1919 that was renamed USS C-2 in 1911 and served during World War I.
  • The second USS Stingray (SS-186) was a Salmon-class submarine in commission from 1938 to 1945 that served during World War II.
  • In fiction
  • A fictitious U.S. Navy Cold War nuclear attack submarine named USS Stingray appears in the 1986 novel To Kill the Potemkin by Mark Joseph.
  • A fictitious U.S. Navy World War II diesel-electric submarine named USS Stingray (SS-161) is featured in the American 1996 comedy film Down Periscope. (In reality, SS-161 was the hull number of the S-boat S-50.)
  • References

    USS Stingray Wikipedia