USS Mizar

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USS Mizar may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:

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Reefer ship Refrigerated cargo ship

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USNS <i>Mizar</i> (T-AGOR-11)

USNS Mizar (MA-48/T-AGOR-11/T-AK-272) was a vessel of the United States Navy. She was named after the star Mizar.

Mizar Sextuple star system in the constellation Ursa Major

Mizar is a second-magnitude star in the handle of the Big Dipper asterism in the constellation of Ursa Major. It has the Bayer designation ζ Ursae Majoris. It forms a well-known naked eye double star with the fainter star Alcor, and is itself a quadruple star system. The whole system lies about 83 light-years away from the Sun, as measured by the Hipparcos astrometry satellite, and is part of the Ursa Major Moving Group.

USS Percival may refer to:

Mizar is a bright star in the constellation Ursa Major.

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USS <i>Mizar</i> (AF-12)

USS Mizar (AF-12) was the United Fruit Company fruit, mail and passenger liner Quirigua that served as a United States Navy Mizar-class stores ship in World War II.

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USS <i>Hunting</i>

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Type R ship

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