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USS Ticonderoga may refer to:
The name USS Sacramento has been borne by three ships in the United States Navy. The first was named for the Sacramento River, the second for the Sacramento, California and the third for both.
USS Monongahela may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:
The first USS Weehawken was a Passaic-class ironclad monitor in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named after Weehawken, New Jersey.
At least three ships of the Confederate States Navy were named CSS Florida in honor of the third Confederate state:
USS Alligator may refer to the following ships operated by the United States Navy:
USS Sumter may refer to:
USS Paul Jones may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:
USS Alexandria may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:
USS Renshaw may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:
The first USS Nahant was a Passaic-class ironclad monitor of the United States Navy that saw service in the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War.
USS Cimarron may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:
USS Terror may refer to the following ships operated by the United States Navy:
Three ships in the Confederate States Navy were named CSS Tennessee
USS Curlew may refer to one of four ships of the United States Navy named for the Curlew:
USS Weehawken (CM-12) was originally SS Estrada Palma – a car ferry built in 1920 by William Cramp & Sons of Philadelphia. It was acquired by the United States Navy on 15 June 1942; renamed Weehawken on 18 July 1942; converted to a minelayer by the Bethlehem Steel Co. at Hoboken, New Jersey; designated CM-12; and commissioned on 30 September 1942, Lt. Cmdr. Ralph E. Mills, USNR, in command.
USS Genesee may refer to:
Five ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Fulton, in honor of Robert Fulton.
USS Juniata has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:
The Battle of Wassaw Sound was an American Civil War naval battle between the Confederate ram CSS Atlanta and the Passaic-class ironclad monitors USS Weehawken and USS Nahant and the gunboat USS Cimmerone, which took place on 17 June 1863 in Wassaw Sound, a bay in the present day state of Georgia. Atlanta ran aground while attempting to break the Union blockade, and after a short battle surrendered to the Union forces. Captain Rodgers became a national hero, and he was promoted to commodore and received the Thanks of Congress as a result of his decisive victory.
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .
