USS Puffer

Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Puffer, named in honor of the pufferfish, which inflates its body with air.

USS Puffer (SS-268), was a Gato-class submarine, commissioned in 1943 and struck in 1960.
USS Puffer (SSN-652), was a Sturgeon-class submarine, commissioned in 1969 and struck in 1996.

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