USS Tutuila

Last updated December 01, 2021

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

USS Tutuila (PG-44), was launched 14 June 1927 and transferred to China under Lend-Lease in 1942
USS Tutuila (ARG-4), was launched 12 September 1943, as SS Arthur P. Gorman, and sold to the Republic of China in 1972

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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