USS Bonita

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 (SP-540), a 46-foot motorboat in service 1917 - 1918.

• 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.

References

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

See also

• USS Bonito - commonly confused with Bonita.