USS Tarantula

Last updated December 16, 2021

Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Tarantula, a name applied to Italy's wolf spider, to some Asiatic spiders, and to various species of large, dark, hairy spiders found in the warmer climes of the Americas.

The first USS Tarantula (SS-12) was a B-class submarine renamed B-3.
The second USS Tarantula (SP-124) was a motor yacht acquired by the Navy for service during World War I.

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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