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Arizona has been the name of three ships of the United States Navy and will be the name of a future submarine.
USS Cole is the name of two ships of the United States Navy;
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:
Four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Maine, named for the 23rd state:
Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Missouri in honor of the state of Missouri:
At least seven United States Navy ships have been named Alabama, after the southern state of Alabama.
USS Washington may refer to:
USS Voyager can refer to:
USS America may refer to:
USS Franklin may refer to:
USS Morris may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:
USS Percival may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:
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:
An armed yacht was a yacht that was armed with weapons and was typically in the service of a navy. The word "yacht" was originally applied to small, fast and agile naval vessels suited to piracy and to employment by navies and coast guards against smugglers and pirates. Vessels of this type were adapted to racing by wealthy owners. The origin of civilian yachts as naval vessels, with their speed and maneuverability, made them useful for adaptation to their original function as patrol vessels. In the United States Navy armed yachts were typically private yachts expropriated for government use in times of war. Armed yachts served as patrol vessels during the Spanish–American War and the World Wars. In the latter conflicts, armed yachts were used as patrol vessels, convoy escorts, and in anti-submarine duties. In the United States, yachts were purchased from their owners with the owners given an option to repurchase their yacht at the close of hostilities.
USS Helenita (SP-210) was a yacht leased from its owner by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was outfitted as an armed patrol craft and initially assigned to North Atlantic Ocean duty, but found to be too lightly built for the ocean. She was then relegated to patrol of Long Island Sound and the Delaware Bay until war's end, when her guns were removed and she was returned to her owner.
USS Helenita (YP-2230) was a motorboat acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was configured as a district patrol craft, and was used to patrol the Norfolk, Virginia, waterways. She was then loaned to the city of Norfolk before eventually being sold as excess to needs.
USS Utowana (SP-951) – also known as USS Victorine (SP-951) -- was a fishing trawler acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I. The Navy had planned to use her as a minesweeper based out of Kittery, Maine; however, Utowana spent most of her service time operating as an armed patrol craft, responsible for escorting Allied ships across the dangerous North Atlantic Ocean. She served through the war and the armistice before returning to the United States for decommissioning.
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .
