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Eight ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Hornet, after the stinging insect:
USS Ticonderoga may refer to:
USS Enterprise may refer to the following ships and other vessels:
USS Wasp may refer to the following ships of the Continental and United States navies:
USS Lexington may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named Bennington, after the town of Bennington, Vermont. The Battle of Bennington occurred on 16 August 1777.
USS Ranger may refer to:
USS Yorktown may refer to:
USS Lexington (CV/CVA/CVS/CVT/AVT-16), nicknamed "The Blue Ghost", is an Essex-class aircraft carrier built during World War II for the United States Navy. Originally intended to be named Cabot, the new aircraft carrier was renamed while under construction to commemorate the recently-lost USS Lexington (CV-2), becoming the fifth U.S. Navy ship to bear the name in honor of the Battle of Lexington.
Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Columbus, the first two after the explorer Christopher Columbus, and the other two after Columbus, Ohio, the capital of the state.
USS Franklin may refer to:
USS Congress may refer to:
Several ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Hancock or USS John Hancock, in honor of patriot and statesman John Hancock.
USS Cabot (CVL-28/AVT-3) was an Independence-class light aircraft carrier in the United States Navy, the second ship to carry the name. Cabot was commissioned in 1943 and served until 1947. She was recommissioned as a training carrier from 1948 to 1955. From 1967 to 1989, she served in Spain as Dédalo. After attempts to preserve her failed, she was scrapped in 2002.
The first USS Cabot of the United States was a 14-gun brig, one of the first ships of the Continental Navy, and the first to be captured in the American Revolutionary War in the Battle off Yarmouth (1777).
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.
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Iwo Jima, in memory of the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Several ships of the United States Navy have borne some version of the name Roosevelt in honor of members of the Roosevelt family.
Operation Desecrate One was a World War II United States Navy operation on 30-31 March 1944. Desecrate One was part of the preparations for Operations Reckless and Persecution, the Allied invasion of western New Guinea.
USS Webster (ARV-2) was a Chourre class aircraft repair ship that saw service in the United States Navy during World War II.
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- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .The entry can be found here.
