USS Bibb (1853) — was a Coast and Survey vessel that performed survey work during the American Civil War. In 1864, when Washington, D.C., appeared under threat when Jubal Early’s Confederate Army crossed the Potomac River, Bibb was quickly commandeered and armed… … Wikipedia
USS Keokuk (1862) — USS Keokuk , an experimental ironclad steamer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Keokuk, Iowa. Her keel was laid down at New York City by Charles W. Whitney, with the name Moodna (sometimes incorrectly… … Wikipedia
USS Henry R. Mallory (ID-1280) — was a transport for the United States Navy during World War I. She was also sometimes referred to as USS H. R. Mallory or as USS Mallory . Before her Navy service she was USAT Henry R. Mallory as a United States Army transport ship. From her 1916 … Wikipedia
USS Savannah (AS-8) — USS Savannah (Id. No. 3015) [Cite web | title = Bridgeport | url = http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b9/bridgeport i.htm | work = Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships | publisher = U.S. Navy | accessdate = 2007 11 01 ] (later designated AS … Wikipedia
USS Unadilla (1861) — was a 507 ton steam operated gunboat acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used as a gunboat by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries. Built in … Wikipedia
USS Narragansett (AT-88) — was a Navajo class fleet tug constructed for the U.S. Navy during World War II. Her purpose was to aid ships, usually by towing, on the high seas or in combat or post combat areas, plus “other duties as assigned.” She served in the Atlantic Ocean … Wikipedia
USS George W. Rodgers (1861) — was a schooner captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was initially intended to be used as part of the stone fleet of sunken obstructions; however, she was retained and used as a picket boat and dispatch vessel and, later,… … Wikipedia
USS Narraguagas (AOG-32) — was a Mettawee class gasoline tanker acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of transporting gasoline to warships in the fleet, and to remote Navy stations. Narraguagas (ex MC hull 1529) was laid down 30 August 1944 by East Coast Ship… … Wikipedia
USS Vance (DE-387) — was an Edsall class destroyer escort.DANFS EntryNamesakeJoseph Williams Vance, Jr. (born December 4, 1918 in Memphis, Tennessee) attended Southwestern University (The College of the Mississippi Valley) in Memphis from 1936 to 1938 and later the… … Wikipedia
List of United States Navy ships, B — B Ba* USS B 1 (SS 10) * USS B 2 (SS 11) * USS B 3 (SS 12) * USS B. A. H. Hubbard (SP 416) * USS B. F. Macomber (SP 980) * USS B. H. B. Hubbard (SP 416) * USS B. N. Creary (1864) * USS Bab (SP 116) * USS Babbitt (DD 128) * USS Babette II (SP 484)… … Wikipedia