USS Alpha

Last updated October 08, 2025

Two ships of the United States Navy have been named Alpha, after the first letter in the Greek alphabet.

USS Alpha (1864), a screw tug bearing a spar torpedo during the Civil War
USS Alpha (SP-586), a motor yacht that patrolled off Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut during World War I; built 1911; purchased by U.S. Navy in 1917; sold in 1919

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .The entry can be found here.

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