USS Cavalla

Last updated February 08, 2024

Two submarines of the United States Navy have been named USS Cavalla, after the cavalla, a fish of the pompano family.

USS Cavalla (SS-244), was a Gato-class submarine, commissioned in 1944, served until 1969, and is a museum ship at the American Undersea Warfare Center (AUWC) collocated at Seawolf Park in Galveston, Texas.
USS Cavalla (SSN-684), was a Sturgeon-class attack submarine commissioned in 1973 and in service until 1998.

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