Five United States Navy ships have borne the name USS Lawrence in honor of James Lawrence.
Lawrence may refer to:
USS Farragut may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:
Five ships of the United States Navy have been named Decatur, in honor of Commodore Stephen Decatur.
USS Truxtun has been the name of various United States Navy ships in honor of Commodore Thomas Truxtun, and may refer to:
USS Bainbridge may refer to any of five warships named after the early U.S. Navy hero William Bainbridge:
USS Lawrence (DD-954/DDG-4) was a Charles F. Adams class guided-missile destroyer in the United States Navy. It was the fifth ship named after Captain James Lawrence USN (1781–1813). The USS Lawrence served on blockade duty during the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962 and, in 1972, was part of "Operation Linebacker" in the west Pacific.
USS John Paul Jones refers to two destroyers of the United States Navy:
Four ships of the United States Navy have been named Barry in honor of Commodore John Barry.
James Lawrence was an officer of the United States Navy. During the War of 1812, he commanded USS Chesapeake in a single-ship action against HMS Shannon commanded by Philip Broke. He is probably best known today for his last words, "Don't give up the ship!", spoken during the capture of Chesapeake. The quotation is still a popular naval battle cry, and was invoked by Oliver Hazard Perry's personal battle flag, adopted to commemorate his dead friend.
USS Kidd may refer to:
A destroyer squadron is a naval squadron or flotilla usually consisting of destroyers rather than other types of vessel. In some navies other vessels, such as frigates, may be included. In English the word "squadron" tends to be used for larger and "flotilla" for smaller vessels; both may be used for destroyer units. Similar formations are used in non-English-speaking countries, e.g., the "escadrille"—which would translate directly as "squadron"—in France.
Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Chandler. The first was named for William E. Chandler and the second for Theodore E. Chandler.
The name Mahan was assigned to the following four United States Navy ships, in honor of Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan, naval historian and theorist on sea power.
USS Porter may refer to one of several ships in the United States Navy named in honor of Commodore David Porter, and his son, Admiral David Dixon Porter.
USS Preble may refer to:
Four ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Sampson for Rear Admiral William T. Sampson (1840–1902), known for his victory in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish–American War.
USS Dewey may refer to one of these ships of the United States Navy named in honor of Admiral George Dewey, best known for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War:
USS Conyngham may refer to one of these United States Navy ships named in honor of Gustavus Conyngham:
USS Macdonough may refer to:
USS Luce may refer to various United States Navy ships named for Stephen B. Luce: