page_title: USS Halibut (SS-232)
hierarchical_section_title: USS Halibut (SS-232)
caption_attribution_description: The Halibut (SS-232) is waterborne on the Piscataqua River at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME, 3 December 1941. USN photo courtesy of USNI.
context_page_description: USS Halibut (SS-232), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the halibut, a large species of flatfish.
context_section_description: USS Halibut (SS-232), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the halibut, a large species of flatfish.
caption: Halibut on the Piscataqua River at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, on 3 December 1941, just after her launching. She is dressed overall.
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