USS Eel (SS-354)
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USS Eel (SS-354), would have been a Balao-class submarine, the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the eels, an order of voracious, snakelike fishes, having a smooth, slimy skin and no pelvic fins.
Eel’s construction was canceled on 23 October 1944.
References
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
External link
- history.navy.mil: USS Eel (http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/e2/eel.htm)