USS Prairie

Last updated October 28, 2021

Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Prairie, after the grassland prairie.

The first USS Prairie (AD-5) was an auxiliary cruiser purchased in 1898 for the Spanish–American War, and in periodic service until sold in 1923.
The second USS Prairie (AD-15) was a destroyer tender in service from 1940 to 1993.

This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.

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