USS Blueback (SS-326), a Balao-class submarine, was the first submarine of the United States Navy to be named for a type of salmon, specifically, the Blueback salmon, also known as the sockeye salmon. The following is an exert from the decommissioning booklet of the 2nd USS Blueback, SS581. The booklet was printed and distributed by the US Navy. File:USS Blueback SS581 page from decommissioning booklet.jpg