Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Alaska in honor of the territory acquired by the United States from Russia in 1867 which later became the state of Alaska:
USS Pontiac may refer to:
The sixth USS Ranger (SP-369) was a coastal minesweeper that served in the U.S. Navy from 1918 to 1919.
USS J. M. Guffey was a commercial tanker chartered by the U.S. Navy during World War I. However, because her master declined to remain with the ship during wartime, the ship was taken over by the U.S. Navy. She operated out of Scotland until war’s end, and then was returned to the United States, decommissioned, and was returned to her owner.
USS Margaret (ID-2510) – shortly thereafter known as USS Chatham (ID-2510) -- was a cargo ship acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was used to carry cargo to Allied troops in Europe until the war’s end when she was returned to the U.S. Shipping Board for disposition.
The first USS Willoughby (SP-2129) was a patrol vessel that served in the United States Navy from 1918 to 1919.
Note: This ship should not be confused with two other World War I-era ships named USS Mystery.
USS Edgar F. Luckenbach (ID-4597) was a cargo ship and troop transport that served in the United States Navy from 1918 to 1919.
SS Harvard (, briefly USS Charles, was a troop transport that served in the United States Navy from 1918 to 1920. She was better known in her role as one of the premier West Coast Steamships operated by the Los Angeles Steamship Company under her original name SS. Harvard.
The first USS Sappho (ID-1427) was a United States Navy ferry transport in commission from 1918 to 1919.
The second USS Alaska (ID-3035) was a minesweeper that served in the United States Navy from 1918 to 1919.
The first USS Comber (SP-344) was a United States Navy minesweeper in commission from 1917 to 1919.
The second USS Hiawatha was a harbor tug that served in the United States Navy in 1918.
The second USS Chipper (SP-1049), was a United States Navy patrol vessel and ferryboat in commission from 1917 to 1919.
The second USS Ripple (ID-2439) was a United States Navy trawler which served as a minesweeper and was in commission from 1918 to 1919.
USS John Sealy (SP-568), also spelled John Sealey, was a United States Navy minesweeper in commission during 1917.
The first USS Ibis (SP-3051), also listed as USS Ibis (ID-3051), was a United States Navy minesweeper in commission from 1918 to 1919.
The first USS Arcadia (SP-856) was a motorboat that may have seen brief service as a United States Navy patrol vessel in late 1918.
The first USS Tern (SP-871) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
USS Herman S. Caswell (SP-2311), was a United States Navy patrol vessel in service from 1918 to 1919.
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The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) is the official reference work for the basic facts about ships used by the United States Navy.
