USS Garlopa (SS-358)
USS Garlopa (SS-358), a
Balao-class submarine, was the only submarine of the
United States Navy to be named for the garlopa, a large species of
grouper found on the west coast of
Mexico. Her keel was laid down at the
Electric Boat Company of
Groton, Connecticut, but construction was canceled on
29 July 1944.
References
This article includes information collected from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.