USS Runner

Last updated November 03, 2021

Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Runner, named for the runner, an amberfish inhabiting subtropical waters, so called for its rapid leaps from the water.

The first, USS Runner (SS-275), was a Gato-class submarine, launched in 1942 and lost in 1943.
The second, USS Runner (SS-476), was a Tench-class submarine, launched in 1944 and struck in 1971.

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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