USS Ruff is a name used twice by the United States Navy for minesweepers;
Six ships of the United States Navy have been named Advance.
Ruff may refer to:
USS Peacock may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:
USS Curlew may refer to one of four ships of the United States Navy named for the Curlew:
USS Osprey has been the name of various United States Navy ships, and may refer to:
USS Partridge (AM-16) was an Lapwing-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.
USS Sanderling is a name the United States Navy has used more than once in naming its vessels:
The YMS-1 class of auxiliary motor minesweepers was established with the laying down of YMS-1 on 4 March 1941. Some were later transferred to the United Kingdom as part of the World War II Lend-Lease pact between the two nations. One ship eventually made its way into the Royal Canadian Navy postwar.
USS Plover is a name the United States Navy has used more than once in naming a vessel:
USS Kestrel or USS Kestrel II has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:
USS Condor is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy:
Auxiliary motor minesweepers were small wood-hulled minesweepers commissioned by the United States Navy for service during World War II. The vessels were numbered, but unnamed. The auxiliary motor minesweepers were originally designated yard minesweepers (YMS) and kept the abbreviation YMS after being re-designated. The type proved successful and eventually became the basis for the AMS type of United States Navy minesweeper.
USS Embattle is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy:
USS Bluebird or USS Blue Bird has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:
USS Chanticleer has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:
USS Firecrest is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy:
USS Ruff (AMc-59) was a coastal minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.
Two ships of the United States Navy have been assigned the name USS Rival.
Two ships of the United States Navy have been assigned the name USS Sagacity.
USS Ardent has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to: