USS Chopper

USS Chopper (SS/AGSS/IXSS-342) was a Balao-class submarine of the United States Navy. It was their only ship to be named for the chopper, a common name for Pomatomus saltatrix, an aggressive game fish. She was in commission from 1945 to 1969, her active career ending due to damage from a nearly fatal accident.

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1969-08-27T00:00:00Z

1969-08-27T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1944-03-02T00:00:00Z

1944-03-02T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1945-02-04T00:00:00Z

1945-02-04T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Frameless

USS Chopper;0834203

P-3 Orion flies over USS Chopper (SS-342) in the 1960s

USS Chopper (SS-342) off South America 1968

USS Bushnell (AS-15) and USS Norfolk (DL-1) (7678168026)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Chopper;0834203		Commons
commons	image		P-3 Orion flies over USS Chopper (SS-342) in the 1960s		Commons
commons	image		USS Chopper (SS-342) off South America 1968		Commons
commons	image		USS Bushnell (AS-15) and USS Norfolk (DL-1) (7678168026)		Commons