USS Porpoise
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Five United States Navy ships have borne the name Porpoise.
- The first Porpoise (1820) was a schooner that wrecked in 1833.
- The second Porpoise (1836) was a brig lost at sea in 1854.
- The third Porpoise (SS-7) was a Plunger-class submarine commissioned in 1903.
- The fourth Porpoise (YFB-2047) was originally a passenger ferry converted to Navy service as the USS Moosehead in 1919.
- The fifth Porpoise (SS-172) was the lead boat of her class of submarines, commissioned 1935.