USS Croaker
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USS Croaker, 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.
Croaker (SS-246), underway, c. 1944–45.
USS Croaker SSK 246 Badge
Periscope view from Croaker of Nagara sinking, 7 August 1944
Croaker (SSK-246) underway in hunter-killer configuration, c. mid-1950s.
Sciaenidae
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Sciaenidae is a family of ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Acanthuriformes. They are commonly called drums or croakers in reference to the repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds they make. Th
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. Croaker′s keel was laid down on 1 April 1943 by Electric Boat Company in Groton…
Micropogonias undulatus RR 072120 0655
Adult and juvenile spotted drum, St. Kitts
An 1865 watercolor painting of Brazilian croaker by Jacques Burkhardt.