USS Atlas

USS Atlas

Three ships of the United States Navy have been named "Atlas", after Atlas, whose name means bearer or endurer.

*USS|Atlas|1869, held that name only briefly before being renamed "Nahant" on 10 August 1869.

*USS|Atlas|SP-2171, was a schooner seized by United States Customs officials at San Francisco from her German owners in 1917.

*USS|Atlas|ARL-7, was laid down on 3 June 1943 and launched on 19 October 1943.

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