USS Napa

USS Napa

USS "Napa" may refer to:

*USS|Napa|1864, a non-commissioned Union ship in the American Civil War
*USS|Napa|AT-32, a "Bagaduce"-class ocean tug; scuttled by her crew in the Philippines on 9 April 1942.
*USS "Napa" (APR-10), assigned 23 August 1942; contract for construction of the rescue vessel was cancelled 12 March 1943
*USS|Napa|APA-157, a "Haskell"-class attack transport which served in World War II during 1944-1945.

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