USS Ray (SS-271)
USS ''Ray'' (SS/SSR-271), a , was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the ray, a fish characterized by a flat body, large pectoral fins, and a whiplike tail. Construction and commissioning A fleet submarine, ''Ray'' was laid down on 20 July 1942; launched on 28 February 1943 by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, sponsored by Mrs. S. C. Loomis; and commissioned on 27 July 1943. Service history After training in Lake Michigan until 15 August 1943, ''Ray'' arrived at Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone, via New Orleans, Louisiana, on 31 August 1943 for intensive training. Departing Panama on 5 October, she reached Brisbane, Australia, on 30 October 1943. World War II First war patrol, November–December 1943 Departing Milne Bay, New Guinea, on 13 November for her first war patrol, ''Ray'' searched the area north of the Bismarck Archipelago. On the New Hanover- Truk shipping lane, she made radar contact with a three-ship convo ...
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