USS Bluegill

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USS Bluegill (SS-242/SSK-242) was a Gato-class submarine in commission in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946, from 1951 to 1952, and from 1953 to 1969. She was named for the bluegill, a sunfish of the Mississippi Valley.

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SS-242; SS-242; SSK-242
Gato-class submarineattack submarine


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    USS Bluegill (SS-242) on the Mekong River at Saigon, Vietnam, in 1962 (111-LC-45603)USS Bluegill (SS-242) on the Mekong River at Saigon, Vietnam, in 1962 (111-LC-45603)
    Periscope of USS Bluegill (AGSS-242) with a P-2 Neptune in flight (USN 1143148)Periscope of USS Bluegill (AGSS-242) with a P-2 Neptune in flight (USN 1143148)
    USS Bluegill (AGSS-242) underway off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), in early 1967USS Bluegill (AGSS-242) underway off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), in early 1967
    USS Bluegill (SSK-242) underway during the 1950s (NH 78979)USS Bluegill (SSK-242) underway during the 1950s (NH 78979)
    USS Dentuda (SS-335) at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 17 October 1946USS Dentuda (SS-335) at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 17 October 1946