page_title: USS Burrfish
hierarchical_section_title: USS Burrfish
caption_attribution_description: USS_Burrfish; http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08312.htm Burrfish (SS-312) starboard view entering Pearl Harbor, circa 43-45, U.S. Navy photo courtesy of http://ussubvetsofworldwarii.org web site.
context_page_description: USS Burrfish was a Balao-class submarine of the United States Navy named for the burrfish, a swellfish of the Atlantic coast. The vessel entered service in 1943 and saw action during World War II and in the postwar era. In 1961 Burrfish was loaned to the Royal Canadian Navy where she served as HMCS Grilse and was used primarily as a training boat from 1961 until 1969.
context_section_description: USS Burrfish (SS/SSR-312) was a Balao-class submarine of the United States Navy named for the burrfish, a swellfish of the Atlantic coast. The vessel entered service in 1943 and saw action during World War II and in the postwar era. In 1961 Burrfish was loaned to the Royal Canadian Navy where she served as HMCS Grilse (SS 71) and was used primarily as a training boat from 1961 until 1969.
caption: Burrfish entering Pearl Harbor c. 1944
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