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| | USS Dolphin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Seven ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Dolphin, commemorating the dolphin, a gregarious aquatic mammal having a pointed muzzle, and found in most oceans; also, a swift, spiny-finned fish having a long dorsal fin and iridescent body, and found throughout warm seas. |
 | | The fourth, Dolphin (PG-24), an unarmored cruiser, was involved in what came to be known as the Tampico Affair. |
 | | The fifth, Dolphin (#874), a 40-foot motorboat, served in a noncommissioned status in the Sixth Naval District during World War I. |
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