USS Archerfish
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Two submarines of the United States Navy
have been named Archerfish, after the archerfish
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United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
have been named Archerfish, after the archerfish
Archerfish
The archerfish are a family of fish known for their habit of preying on land based insects and other small animals by literally shooting them down with water droplets from their specialized mouths...
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- The , was a Balao-class submarine, commissioned in 1943 and decommissioned in 1946. When she was recommissioned in 1952 her name was changed to Archerfish.
- The , was a Sturgeon-class nuclear-powered submarine, in service from 1971 to 1998.