High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Sturgeon (SS-187), a Salmon-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sturgeon. Her keel was laid down on October 27, 1936 by the Mare Island Navy Yard. She was launched on March 15, 1938 sponsored by Mrs. Charles S. Freeman; and commissioned on June 25, 1938 with Lieutenant Commander A. D. Barnes in command. Sturgeon completed builder's trials in Monterey Bay and began her shakedown cruise on October 15, visiting ports in Mexico, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Ecuador, and Costa Rica before returning to San Diego, California, on December 12, 1938. She was assigned to Submarine Squadron (SubRon) 6 and operated along the West Coast as far north as Washington.

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