Two ships of the United States Navy have been named Aludra, after a star in the constellation Canis Major.
Four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Maine, named for the 23rd state:
Four warships of the U.S. Navy have been named the USS Texas for the State of Texas:
USS Nebraska may refer to:
Five ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Kearsarge. The first was named for Mount Kearsarge, and the later ones were named in honor of the first.
USS California may refer to:
Four ships of the U.S. Navy have been named USS Maryland:
USS Washington may refer to:
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Badger:
Four United States Navy ships have been named USS Chicago, after the city of Chicago, Illinois.
USS Columbia may refer to:
Five ships of the United States Navy have been named Decatur, in honor of Commodore Stephen Decatur.
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Iwo Jima, in memory of the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Helena, after the city of Helena, Montana.
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS John S. McCain, in honor of John S. McCain Sr., John S. McCain Jr., and John S. McCain III.
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Chauncey to honor Commodore Isaac Chauncey.
Several ships of the United States Navy have borne some version of the name Roosevelt in honor of members of the Roosevelt family.
USS Newport News may refer to the following ships operated by the United States Navy:
USS Aludra (AK-72) was a Crater-class cargo ship in the service of the US Navy in World War II. Named after the star Aludra in the constellation Canis Major, it was the first ship of the Navy to bear this name.
The Crater-class cargo ship were converted EC2-S-C1 type, Liberty cargo ships, constructed by the United States Maritime Commission (USMC) for use by the US Navy during World War II. The designation 'EC2-S-C1': 'EC' for Emergency Cargo, '2' for a ship between 400 and 450 ft long, 'S' for steam engines, and 'C1' for design C1.
USS Aludra (AF-55) was an Alstede-class stores ship acquired by the U.S. Navy. Her task was to carry stores, refrigerated items, and equipment to ships in the fleet, and to remote stations and staging areas.