Long-beaked common dolphin Long-beaked common dolphin The long-beaked common dolphin ("Delphinus capensis") is a species of common dolphin. It has a more restricted range than the short-beaked common dolphin ("D. delphis"). It has a disjointed range in coastal areas in tropical and warmer temperate oceans. The range includes parts of western and southern Africa, much of western South America, central California to central Mexico, coastal Peru, areas around Japan, Korea and Taiwan, and possibly near Oman. Vagrants have been recorded as far north as Vancouver Island. They live in shallow, warmer temperature waters near the coast. They also live in the tropical and
USS Delphinus (AF-24) USS Delphinus (AF-24) USS Delphinus (AF-24) was built in 1915 as by Workman Clark and Co., Ltd., Belfast, Northern Ireland; acquired by the U.S. Navy 11 August 1942; and commissioned the same day as "San Mateo", Lieutenant O. M. Mikkelsen, USNR, in command. She was assigned the name "Delphinus" on 22 August 1942. Departing San Francisco, California, 12 September 1942, "Delphinus" arrived at Auckland, New Zealand, 4 October. She operated from this base until the end of 1945, carrying chilled and frozen provisions to forward bases in the South Pacific and to the Society, Fiji, and Samoan Islands. After calling