USS Loggerhead (SS-374) USS Loggerhead (SS-374) USS "Loggerhead" (SS-374/AGSS-374), a "Balao"-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the loggerhead, "Caretta caretta", a very large, carnivorous sea turtle common in the warmer parts of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. "Loggerhead" (SS-374) was laid down on 1 April 1944 by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, Wisc.; launched 13 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Barbara Fox; and commissioned on 9 February 1945, Commander Ralph M. Metcalf in command. "Loggerhead" emerged from the Manitowoc River into Lake Michigan on 1 March 1945 and headed via Chicago to Lockport, Ill., where she entered
San Clemente loggerhead shrike to help the shrike. For example, snipers must aim around bird nests when practicing. Thanks to the program, the bird's population reached 135 (captive and wild) specimens by 2004. In 2013, an estimated 70 breeding pairs were alive in the wild. San Clemente loggerhead shrike The San Clemente loggerhead shrike ("Lanius ludovicianus mearnsi") or San Clemente Island loggerhead shrike is a subspecies of the loggerhead shrike that is endemic to San Clemente Island, California. The San Clemente loggerhead shrike is a passerine bird of medium size. Around its eyes, it has black feathers, a color which is also found in