USS Swordfish explained

Two submarines of the United States Navy have been named USS Swordfish after the swordfish, a large fish with a long, swordlike beak and a high dorsal fin.

• , a commissioned in 1939 and sunk in 1945, was the first United States submarine to sink a Japanese ship during World War II.
• , a in commission from 1958 to 1989, is accused by Russia of ramming and sinking the during the Cold War (see Project Jennifer).