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Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Missouri in honor of the state of Missouri:
USS Liberty may refer to:
At least seven United States Navy ships have been named Alabama, after the southern state of Alabama.
Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Alaska in honor of the territory acquired by the United States from Russia in 1867 which later became the state of Alaska:
USS America may refer to:
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.
USS Cushing may refer to one of several United States Navy ships named in honor of William B. Cushing:
USS Satterlee (DD-190) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, entering service in 1919. After brief service until 1922, the ship was placed in reserve. The ship was reactivated for World War II before being transferred to the Royal Navy in 1940. Renamed HMS Belmont, the destroyer was used as a convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic where she was torpedoed and sunk on 31 January 1942.
USS Satterlee may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Alacrity.
Technical research ships were used by the United States Navy during the 1960s to gather intelligence by monitoring, recording and analyzing wireless electronic communications of nations in various parts of the world. At the time these ships were active, the mission of the ships was covert and discussion of the true mission was prohibited. The mission of the ships was publicly given as conducting research into atmospheric and communications phenomena. However, the true mission was more or less an open secret and the ships were commonly referred to as "spy ships".
USS Champion may refer to the following ships operated by the United States Navy:
USS Nicholson (TB-29) was a Blakely-class torpedo boat in the United States Navy.
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Cormorant, after the Cormorant, a genus of web-footed sea birds.
USS Redwing is a name the United States Navy has used more than once in naming its vessels:
USS Plover is a name the United States Navy has used more than once in naming a vessel:
USS Condor is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy:
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .The entry can be found here.
