USS Corsair

Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Corsair, for the California rockfish, or a pirate or privateer, especially Turkish or Saracen.

• The USS Corsair (SP-159) was built as the private yacht Corsair II in 1899, and was acquired and commissioned by the Navy on 15 May 1917. Cross referencing DANFS also finds the names, USC&GS Oceanographer (OSS-26), USS Natchez (PG-85) and USS Oceanographer (AGS-3). as being held by this same ship.
• The USS Corsair (SS-435), was a Tench-class submarine that served during the early years of the Cold War.

See also

• A fictitious submarine named USS Corsair was the setting for the 1943 movie "Crash Dive." No USS Corsair was in commission during the time period of the movie (the Battle of the Atlantic).

Sources

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.