USS Gazelle

Last updated December 31, 2021

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

USS Gazelle (1863), was a side-wheel steamer commissioned February 1864
Gazelle (BAM-17), was transferred to the United Kingdom 28 July 1943. Returned to the United States December 1946, she was struck from the Navy List 10 June 1947
USS Gazelle (IX-116), was an auxiliary oiler commissioned 29 November 1943

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