USS Apogon (SS-308) [SEP] vessel class
USS Apogon
USS "Apogon" (SS-308), a "Balao"-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the apogon, a group of large-headed salt water fishes with oblong compressed bodies found in tropical or subtropical waters. The original name planned for the ship was "Abadejo", but the name was changed on 24 September 1942 before the keel was laid down.
"Apogon" was laid down on 9 December 1942, by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine; launched
USS "Annapolis" (PF-15)
311. USS "Annoy" (AM-84)
312. USS "Antares" (AG-10)
313. USS "Anthony" (DD-515)
314. USS "Antietam" (CV-36)
315. USS "Anzio" (CVE-57)
316. USS "Apex" (AM-142)
317. USS "Apogon" (SS-308)
318. USS "Appalachian" (AGC-1)
319. USS "Appanoose" (AK-226)
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