USS Archerfish (SSN-678), a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the archerfish, a family (Toxotidae) of fish notable for their habit of preying on insects and other animals by shooting them down with squirts of water from the mouth.
USS Archerfish (SSN-678)
USS Archerfish
A pair of rigid-hulled inflatable boats of United States Navy SEALs Special Boat Unit 4 operate alongside USS Archerfish (SSN-678) during the joint-service exercise Ocean Venture '93 off the coast of Puerto Rico on 5 May 1993. Archerfish has a Dry Deck Shelter attached to her deck.
The Sturgeon class was a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines (SSN) in service with the United States Navy from the 1960s until 2004. They were the "workhorses" of the Navy's attack submarine fleet throughout much of the Cold War. The boats were phased out in the 1990s and early 21st century, as their successors, the Los Angeles, followed by the Seawolf and Virginia-class boats, entered service.
USS Sturgeon
Control room
USS Pargo (SSN-650) surfaced in Arctic ice.