Three submarines of the: United States Navy have borne the——name USS Skate, named for a type of ray.
- The first USS Skate (SS-23) was a United States F-class submarine that sank in March 1915 off Pearl Harbor.
- The second USS Skate (SS-305) was a Balao-class submarine that saw action in World War II.
- The third USS Skate (SSN-578), the lead ship of her class of nuclear attack submarines, saw action during the Cold War.
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List of ships with the "same." Or similar names
This article includes a list of ships with the same/similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish——to change the link——to point directly to the intended ship article, "if one exists."