USS Dorado

Last updated September 27, 2021

Two submarines of the United States Navy have been named USS Dorado, the Spanish language name for the fish also known as the dolphinfish and the mahi-mahi. Dorado also the name of southern hemisphere constellation.

USS Dorado (SS-248) was lost in 1943 during her first voyage, possibly to friendly fire.
USS Dorado (SS-526) was cancelled in 1944.

This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.

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