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Fotogalleri af en USS Lionfish SS-298, 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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USS Lionfish SS-298 var en Balao-klasse ubåd, der tjente i den amerikanske flåde under Anden Verdenskrig. Hun blev søsat den 7. november 1943 og bestilt den 1. november 1944. Hun gennemførte seks krigspatruljer i Stillehavet, sænkede ni japanske skibe og beskadigede fire andre. Hun reddede også 21 allierede flyvere, der var blevet skudt ned af fjendtlige fly.
She received four battle stars for her service and was decommissioned on 16 February 1946. She was later transferred to the Turkish Navy in 1973 and renamed TCG Saldıray. She served until 1983 and was returned to the United States. She is now a museum ship at the Battleship Cove in Fall River, Massachusetts, where she is open to the public for tours and education.