USS Garlopa (SS-358), a Balao-class submarine, was the only submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the garlopa, a large species of grouper found on the west coast of Mexico. Her keel was laid down at the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut, but construction was canceled on 29 July 1944.
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This article includes information collected from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
