USS Lionfish

USS Lionfish (SS-298), a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy named for the lionfish, a scorpaenid fish native to the Pacific and an invasive species found around the Caribbean. She was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986, and is now on display at Battleship Cove in Fall River, Massachusetts.

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Lionfish; SS-298
preserved watercraft, attack submarine, Balao-class submarine, United States Navy, 

• Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System page^@
• National Register of Historic Places listed place page^@
• National Register of Historic Places page^@
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Location: 41.7061, -71.1631, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  USS Cero ⓘ
  patrol vessel of the United States Navy

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  USS Fall River ⓘ
  1944 Baltimore-class cruiser

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  USS Lionfish ⓘ
  1943 Balao-class submarine

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  USS Saratoga ⓘ
  1955 Forrestal-class aircraft carrier

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  WLV-613 ⓘ
  last lightship to mark the Ambrose channel

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  Lightship No. 114 ⓘ
  lightship

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1951-01-31T00:00:00Z

1951-01-31T00:00:00Z

ship recommissioning

1943-11-07T00:00:00Z

1943-11-07T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1946-01-16T00:00:00Z

1946-01-16T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1953-12-15T00:00:00Z

1953-12-15T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1942-12-15T00:00:00Z

1942-12-15T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1778-05-25T00:00:00Z

1778-05-30T00:00:00Z

1778 Mount Hope Bay raids

1778-08-29T00:00:00Z

1778-08-29T00:00:00Z

1778 Battle of Rhode Island

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Battleship Cove

USS Lionfish (SS-298)

Deck of the USS Lionfish

BC-CoveNBridge1d

Torpedo launchers on USS Lionfish, Battleship Cove, Fall River, Massachusetts, US (PPL1-Corrected)

Lionfish 0634 (5519397756)

SS-298 0641 (5518806791)

Massachusetts Lionfish 0501 (5516416644)

Battleship Cove - panoramio (7)

The USS Lionfish as it appeared on July 17th, 2019 at Battleship Cove in Fall River, MA

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1778	Mount Hope Bay raids	United States, Continental Army, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1778	Battle of Rhode Island	United States, battle, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
link	page		Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Register of Historic Places listed place page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Register of Historic Places page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Cero	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Fall River	heavy cruiser, Baltimore-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Lionfish	attack submarine, preserved watercraft, United States Navy	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Saratoga	Forrestal-class aircraft carrier, supercarrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		WLV-613	preserved watercraft, ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1930	Lightship No. 114	lightvessel	Wikidata
organisation	factory		Walsh-Kaiser Company	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Phoenix	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Rodman	artillery fort, historic district	Wikidata
site	fort	1675	Russell Garrison	fort, ruins	Wikidata
site	fort	1702	Fort Wolcott	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1776	Acushnet Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1798	Fort Adams	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1942	Fort Church	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1943	Barneys Joy Point Military Reservation	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Bristol Train of Artillery Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Hiddensee	corvette, German Navy, United States Navy, preserved watercraft, East German Navy, museum ship	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.	preserved watercraft, museum ship, destroyer, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Massachusetts	preserved watercraft, battleship, museum ship, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1945	PT-617	preserved watercraft, motor torpedo boat, museum ship, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1945	PT 796	preserved watercraft, PT boat, museum ship, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1965	Battleship Cove	maritime museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Endeavour	survey vessel, collier, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1762	HMS Lark	fifth-rate frigate, shipwreck, Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate	Wikidata
commons	image		Battleship Cove		Commons
commons	image		USS Lionfish (SS-298)		Commons
commons	image		Deck of the USS Lionfish		Commons
commons	image		BC-CoveNBridge1d		Commons
commons	image		Torpedo launchers on USS Lionfish, Battleship Cove, Fall River, Massachusetts, US (PPL1-Corrected)		Commons
commons	image		Lionfish 0634 (5519397756)		Commons
commons	image		SS-298 0641 (5518806791)		Commons
commons	image		Massachusetts Lionfish 0501 (5516416644)		Commons
commons	image		Battleship Cove - panoramio (7)		Commons
commons	image		The USS Lionfish as it appeared on July 17th, 2019 at Battleship Cove in Fall River, MA		Commons