USS H-3

USS Garfish/H-3 (SS-30), also known as "Submarine No. 30", was an H-class submarine of the United States Navy (USN). As of October 2025, she has been the only ship of the USN to be named for the gar, a popular target for recreational anglers, though she was renamed H-3 prior to launching.

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1911-04-03T00:00:00Z

1911-04-03T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1922-10-23T00:00:00Z

1922-10-23T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1913-07-03T00:00:00Z

1913-07-03T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Frameless

USS h-1 H-2 H-3 F-1 NH101606

USS H-3 (SS-30)- Profile Inboard, Profile Outboard - NARA - 75841747

USS H-3 (SS-30)- Principal Dimensions; Various Sections; Superstructure; Battery Deck - NARA - 75841749

Garfish (SS30), renamed H3. Starboard bow, at launching, 1913 - NARA - 512924

USS H 1 Submarines in Panama

USS H-3 1917 h35850

USS H-3 1922 h53822

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
commons	image		USS h-1 H-2 H-3 F-1 NH101606		Commons
commons	image		USS H-3 (SS-30)- Profile Inboard, Profile Outboard - NARA - 75841747		Commons
commons	image		USS H-3 (SS-30)- Principal Dimensions; Various Sections; Superstructure; Battery Deck - NARA - 75841749		Commons
commons	image		Garfish (SS30), renamed H3. Starboard bow, at launching, 1913 - NARA - 512924		Commons
commons	image		USS H 1 Submarines in Panama		Commons
commons	image		USS H-3 1917 h35850		Commons
commons	image		USS H-3 1922 h53822		Commons