The ANSWERS - Submarine Questions of the Week - 2-18-2010

Submarine Questions of the Week background originally posted here.

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1) Which submarine name brings feral swine to mind?

ANSWER: USS Razorback (SS-394)

Definitions Razorback:

a) a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged back; a wild or semi-wild descendant of improved breeds; found chiefly in the southeastern United States
b) any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin
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2) Which submarine was affectionately called the hog?

ANSWER: USS HENRY L. STIMSON (SSBN-655); NICKNAME - "The Hog"
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