High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Hoe (SS-258), a Gato-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the hoe, one of various sharks, especially the dogfish.Her keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut on 2 January 1942. She was launched 17 September 1942 (sponsored by Miss Helen Hess), and commissioned 16 December 1942, Lieutenant Commander B. C. Folger in command.