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{{USS|Harder|SS-257}}, a [[Gato class submarine|''Gato''-class submarine]], was the first ship of the [[United States Navy]] to be named for the [[Harder (fish)|harder]], a fish of the [[mullet (fish)|mullet]] family found off [[South Africa]]. One of the most famous submarines of [[World War II]], she received the [[Presidential Unit Citation (US)|Presidential Unit Citation]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15307934/sub_is_given_up_for_lost/ |title=Sub Is Given Up for Lost |date=1945 |work=The Wilkes-Barre Record |access-date=2017-11-22 |pages=3 |via={{Open access}}}}</ref> Her [[commanding officer]] throughout her service,<ref name=":0" /> the resolute and resourceful [[Commander (United States)|Commander]] [[Samuel D. Dealey]] (1906–1944), "a submariner's submariner", was posthumously awarded the [[Medal of Honor]], as well as four [[Navy Cross]]es during his lifetime.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15308339/navy_mans_family_will_receive_medal/ |title=Navy Man's Family Will Receive Medal|date=1945-08-28 |work=Eau Claire Leader |access-date=2017-11-22 |pages=2 |via={{Open access}}}}</ref>
 
==Construction and commissioning==