USS Amberjack
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Two submarines of the United States Navy
have borne the name Amberjack, for a pair of species
of vigorous sport fish.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
have borne the name Amberjack, for a pair of species
Amberjack
Amberjack refers to 3 species of Atlantic fish of the Carangidae family , which includes the jacks and the pompanos.Greater amberjacks, Seriola dumerili, are the largest of the jacks. They usually have dark stripes extending from nose to in front of their dorsal fins...
of vigorous sport fish.
- The , was a Gato-class submarine that was lost after a successful career during World War II.
- The , was a Tench-class submarine that served through most of the Cold War and was later sold to Brazil.