USS Piedmont (AD-17) — USS Piedmont (AD–17) was a Dixie class destroyer tender built during World War II for the U.S. Navy. Her task was to service destroyers in, or near, battle areas and to keep them fit for duty. She served in the Pacific Ocean during World War II,… … Wikipedia
USS Adela (1862) — was a steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways. Planning, in England, to run the Union Blockade In the spring of… … Wikipedia
USS Requin (SS-481) — USS Requin (SS 481), a Tench class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the requin, a sand shark. Her name was pronounced by her crew IPA| [ɹeɪ.kwɪn] . Her keel was laid down on 24 August 1944 by the Portsmouth… … Wikipedia
USS Slater (DE-766) — is a Cannon class destroyer escort of the United States Navy. The ship was named for Frank O. Slater of Alabama, a sailor killed aboard the USS San Francisco during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942 and awarded the Navy Cross posthumously.… … Wikipedia
USS Admirable (AM-136) — was the lead ship of her class of minesweeper in the United States Navy. Her hull was laid down on 8 April 1942 at Tampa, Florida, by the Tampa Shipbuilding Company. She was launched on 18 October 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Ann Pillsbury Fehr,… … Wikipedia
USS Sunflower (1863) — was a 294 ton steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Sunflower was used as a gunboat by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy in order to prevent the South from trading with other countries.… … Wikipedia
USS Carr (FFG-52) — USS Carr (FFG 52), an Sclass|Oliver Hazard Perry|frigate, is a ship of the United States Navy named for Gunner s Mate 3rd Class Paul H. Carr (1924 ndash;1944). Carr was awarded a posthumous Silver Star for his heroism on the destroyer escort… … Wikipedia
USS Northampton (CA-26) — USS Northampton (CL/CA 26) was the lead ship of her class of heavy cruisers. She was laid down 12 April 1928 by Bethlehem Steel Corp. s Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Mass.; launched 5 September 1929; sponsored by Mrs. Calvin Coolidge; and… … Wikipedia
USS Electra (AKA-4) — was an Arcturus class attack cargo ship named after Electra, a star in the Pleiades star cluster in the constellation Taurus. She served as a commissioned ship for seven years. Electra (AK 21) was launched 18 November 1941 as Meteor by Tampa… … Wikipedia
USS Neal A. Scott (DE-769) — was a Cannon class destroyer escort built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. She was named in honor of Neal Anderson… … Wikipedia
