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Four ships of the United States Navy have been named Bonita, for the Spanish word meaning the feminine diminutive of bueno (good).

A brig engaged in the African slave trade captured on 10 October 1860 has been identified both as Bonita and Bonito. However, the former slaver was never part of the Navy.

The USS Bonita (SS-15), was a submarine, renamed C-4, that patrolled the east coast of Central America during World War I.

The USS Bonita (SS-165), was a submarine launched as V-3 (SF-6). She served before and during World War II as a coastal patrol boat.

The USS Bonita (SSK-3), was a Barracuda-class submarine launched as K-3 as part of Project Kayo during the Cold War.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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 Four ships of the [[United States Navy]] have been named '''''Bonita''''', for the Spanish word meaning the feminine diminutive of bueno (good).
+*A brig engaged in the African slave trade captured on 10 October 1860 has been identified both as ''Bonita'' and ''Bonito''. However, the former slaver was never part of the Navy.
 *The {{USS|Bonita|SS-15}}, was a submarine, renamed ''C-4'', that patrolled the east coast of Central America during World War I.