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Five United States Navy ships have borne the name Atlanta, after the city of Atlanta, Georgia:
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Cumberland, after the Cumberland River.
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Antietam, after the Battle of Antietam.
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Coral Sea, commemorating the Battle of the Coral Sea during World War II. All three were aircraft carriers. Of the three vessels, only one retained the name through its career.
Four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name Bagley. The first three were named after Ensign Worth Bagley. The fourth, FF‑1069, honors both Worth Bagley and his brother, Admiral David W. Bagley.
Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name Callaghan, in honor of Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan.
Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Conner for David Conner.
Four ships of the United States Navy have been named Ajax, after Ajax, a Greek hero during the Trojan War.
Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Anthony, in honor of Marine Sergeant Major William Anthony.
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Bancroft in honor of George Bancroft.
USS Champlin may refer to:
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Cowell, after John G. Cowell.
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Comstock after the Comstock Lode in Nevada. Discovered in 1859, it was one of the richest deposits of precious metals known in the world.
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Canopus after the first magnitude star Canopus in the constellation Argo.
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named Bridge, in honor of Commodore Horatio Bridge.
USS Cormorant (AMS-122/MSC-122) was a Bluebird-class minesweeper in the United States Navy.
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named Crockett, presumably after counties in Tennessee and Texas.
USS Antelope is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy:
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named Cohoes after the city of Cohoes, New York.
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Cook
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .The entry can be found here.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register , which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
