USS Darter (SS-227), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the darter. Her keel was laid down on 20 October 1942 by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 6 June 1943 (sponsored by Mrs. E. B. Wheeler), and commissioned on 7 September 1943, Commander William S. "Gin" Stovall, Jr. in command.