USS Batfish

Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name Batfish, named in honor of the batfish, any of several fishes; a pediculate fish of the West Indies, the flying gurnard of the Atlantic, or a California sting ray.


 * The USS Batfish (SS-310), was a Balao-class submarine, commissioned in 1943 and struck in 1972.


 * The USS Batfish (SSN-681), was a Sturgeon -class submarine, commissioned in 1972 and struck in 1999.