We were building a LOT of submarines, and they all had to be named after some type of fish.
That was the Navy scheme for naming ships in those days.
Battleships after states, hence West Virginia, Iowa, Heavy cruisers after large cities such as Los Angeles, Baltimore, subs after fish, Tang, Tautog, Grunion. Aircraft carriers were originally named after Revolutionary war ships or battles such as Yorktown, Saratoga, Bonhomme Richard.
Each of the many types of ships in the Navy had their own naming criteria.
As a. Kid i went with my folks up to Ventura County in the middle of the night and captured a 5 gallon bucket full
Back then you could drink beer, have bonfires and sleep on the beach
Certain it is not that way today
Even back then the LA. County sheriffs were no fun