USS Croaker [SEP] vessel class
USS Croaker
USS "Croaker" (SS/SSK/AGSS/IXSS-246), a "Gato"-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the croaker, any of various fishes which make throbbing or drumming noises.
Her keel was laid down on 1 April 1943 by Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 19 December 1943 (sponsored by the wife of Admiral William H. P. Blandy), and commissioned on 21 April 1944, with Commander John E. Lee
canal access and the first residences within the district. It is scheduled to be completed by Memorial Day 2020.
Attractions.
Attractions Museums.
- Explore & More Children's Museum—opening in 2019
- Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park—opened 1979, reconstructed in 2012
Attractions Ships.
- USS The Sullivans (DD-537)—Fletcher-class destroyer
- USS Little Rock (CL-92)—Cleveland-class cruiser; its successor, USS Little Rock (LCS-9) was christened at Canalside in December 2017
- USS Croaker