Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Narwhal for the narwhal, a gray and white arctic whale which averages 20 feet in length, the male of which has a long, twisted ivory tusk of commercial value.
The first Narwhal (SS-17) was commissioned in 1909 and renamed D–1 in 1911.
The second Narwhal (SC-1), the lead ship of her class, her class of submarine and one of the "V-boats," served during World War II.
The third Narwhal (SSN-671), a unique submarine, served during the Cold War.
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USSNarwhal (SS-167), the lead ship of her class of submarine and one of the "V-boats", was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the narwhal, a gray and white arctic whale which averages 20 feet in length.
Consequently, Narwhal was one of five docked submarines caught by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in the early morning of 7 December 1941.
Narwhal was loaded down with 92 tons of ammunition and stores and a party of ten for her seventh war, from 23 October to 22 November.
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