The USS FINCH was named in honor of Lieutenant Joseph Warren Finch, Jr., USNR who died on 11/13/1942 when his ship, USS Laffey DD459 was sunk off the Solomon Islands. The Finch was first launched on...
SS-289 Patch. A Balao-class submarine, it was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the capelin, a small fish of the smelt family. - Missiles going toward ship in blue sea