USS Skipjack (SSN-585)
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USS Skipjack, the lead ship of her class of nuclear-powered attack submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named after the Skipjack tuna.
USS Skipjack (SSN-585)
The most commonly found public relations photo of Skipjack
USS Albacore (AGSS-569)
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USS Albacore is a retired, unique research submarine that pioneered the American version of the teardrop hull form, sometimes called an "Albacore hull", of modern submarines. The revolutionary design
USS Skipjack (SSN-585)
…one theoretically able to remain submerged indefinitely. The greatest alteration was the new tear-drop hull, pioneered by the conventionally powered USS Albacore, and designed for optimum performance underwater. The Albacore was the world underwater speed record holder in 1966 at 34.8 knots, around 40 mph…
USS Albacore off the coast of Rhode Island
USS Albacore on display in April 2018
Launching at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, August 1953
Tests using a model of the Albacore, March 1956