USS Ray
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Two submarines of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Ray, named in honor of the ray
, a fish characterized by a flat body, large pectoral fins, and a whiplike tail.
Batoidea
Batoidea is a superorder of cartilaginous fish commonly known as rays and skates, containing more than 500 described species in thirteen families...
, a fish characterized by a flat body, large pectoral fins, and a whiplike tail.
- The first RayUSS Ray (SS-271)USS Ray , a , was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the ray, a fish characterized by a flat body, large pectoral fins, and a whiplike tail....
, (SS-271), was a Gato-class submarine, commissioned in 1943 and struck in 1960. - The second RayUSS Ray (SSN-653)USS Ray , a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the rays, various cartilaginous marine fishes characterized by a flat body, large pectoral fins, and a whiplike tail, belonging to the superorder Batoidea, especially the true rays of the...
, (SSN-653), was a Sturgeon-class submarine, commissioned in 1967 and struck in 1993.