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USS <i>Lewis B. Puller</i> (FFG-23) Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate

USS Lewis B. Puller (FFG-23) was the fifteenth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates in the United States Navy. She was the first US Navy ship to be named for United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller (1898–1971). Ordered from Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California on 28 February 1977 as part of the FY77 program, Lewis B. Puller was laid down on 23 May 1979, launched on 15 March 1980, and commissioned on 17 April 1982. Decommissioned and stricken on 18 September 1998, she was transferred to Egypt the same day as Toushka (F906).

Lewis may refer to:

USS Alexander Hamilton may refer to the following ships operated by the United States government:

USS <i>Lewis and Clark</i> (SSBN-644) Submarine of the United States

USS Lewis and Clark (SSBN-644), a Benjamin Franklin class ballistic missile submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the explorers Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809) and William Clark (1770–1838), who carried out the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804–06.

USNS <i>Lewis and Clark</i> Cargo ship of the United States Navy

USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE-1) is an American dry cargo ship, the lead ship of her namesake class. It was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. The contract to build her was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) of San Diego, California, on 18 October 2001 and her keel was laid down on 22 April 2004. She was launched on 21 May 2005, co-sponsored by Jane Lewis Sale Henley and Lisa Clark, descendants of the ship's namesakes. She was delivered to the Navy on 20 June 2006.

USS <i>Golet</i> Submarine of the United States

USS Golet (SS-361), a Gato-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the golet, a California trout.

USS Clark has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:

USS <i>Richard E. Byrd</i> (DDG-23) Charles F. Adams-class destroyer

USS Richard E. Byrd (DDG-23), a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, was named after noted polar explorer Admiral Richard E. Byrd.

Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name Richard E. Byrd, in honor of polar explorer Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd (1888–1957).

USS Sacagawea may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:

USS Perry may refer to the following United States Navy ships that are named for Oliver Hazard Perry:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ammunition ship</span> Warship specially configured to carry ammunition

An ammunition ship is an auxiliary ship specially configured to carry ammunition, usually for naval ships and aircraft. An ammunition ship's cargo handling systems, designed with extreme safety in mind, include ammunition hoists with airlocks between decks, and mechanisms for flooding entire compartments with sea water in case of emergencies. Ammunition ships most often deliver their cargo to other ships using underway replenishment, using both connected replenishment and vertical replenishment. To a lesser extent, they transport ammunition from one shore-based weapons station to another.

USNS <i>Richard E. Byrd</i> Cargo ship of the United States Navy

USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE-4) is a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship in the United States Navy. She is the second United States Navy ship to be named after polar explorer Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd (1888–1957).

Lewis and Clark collectively refers to Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, leaders of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the first expedition to cross the western portion of the United States.

Several ships of the United States Navy have been named Peary or Robert E. Peary, after Robert E. Peary (1856–1920), the Arctic explorer.

USS Lewis has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:

USS Condor is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy:

USS <i>Kittiwake</i> Chanticleer-class submarine rescue vessel

USS Kittiwake (ASR-13) was a United States Navy Chanticleer-class submarine rescue vessel in commission from 1946 to 1994.

USS Celtic may refer to two ships of the United States Navy named for or pertaining to the Celts or their language.