USS Cuttlefish

Two submarines of the United States Navy have been named Cuttlefish for the cuttlefish, a ten-armed marine mollusk similar to the squid.

USS Cuttlefish (SS-11), was a B-class submarine that was renamed B-2.
USS Cuttlefish (SS-171), was a Cachalot-class submarine that served in the opening days of World War II.

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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