USS Marmora

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USS Marmora may refer to more than one United States Navy ship:

USS <i>Marmora</i> (1862)

The first USS Marmora was a stern wheel paddle steamer in the United States Navy.

USS <i>Marmora</i> (IX-189)

The second USS Marmora (IX-189) was a United States Navy tanker in commission from 1944 to 1946. She saw service as a mobile floating storage ship during and in the immediate aftermath of World War II.

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