USS Armadillo (IX-111) — USS Armadillo (IX 111), the lead ship of her class of tanker was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the armadillo, an insect eating mammal which has an armorlike shell encasing its back and head. Her keel was laid down as… … Wikipedia
USS Wilmington — Only one vessel of the United States Navy has been named USS Wilmington , after the city of Wilmington, Delaware, although the name was intended for two others.* The only completed Wilmington was Gunboat No. 8, commissioned in 1897, renamed Dover … Wikipedia
USS Yantic (IX-32) — USS Yantic (IX 32), a wooden hulled screw gunboat built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, was launched on 19 March 1864 and commissioned on 12 August 1864, Lt. Comdr. Thomas C. Harris in command.US Civil War serviceThe day after her commissioning,… … Wikipedia
USS Tahoma (1861) — was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Tahoma was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways. Commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard Tahoma a wooden… … Wikipedia
USS Rescue (1861) — was a small (111 ton) steamer commissioned by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She served the navy during the blockade of ports and waterways of the Confederate States of America as an gunship and dispatch boat. After the war’s end,… … Wikipedia
USS Lanier (APA-125) — was a sclass|Haskell|attack transport of the US Navy. She was built during World War II and served in the Pacific Theater, seeing combat during the Battle of Okinawa. She was a Victory ship design type. Lanier was named for Lanier County, Georgia … Wikipedia
USS Kittson (APA-123) — was a Haskell class attack transport of the US Navy. She was built and used during World War II. She was of the VC2 S AP5 Victory ship design type. Kittson was named for Kittson County, Minnesota. World War II service Kittson was launched 28… … Wikipedia
USS Adirondack (AGC-15) — The third USS Adirondack (AGC 15) was laid down on 18 November 1944 under a Maritime Commission contract by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company in Wilmington, North Carolina; launched on 13 January 1945, sponsored by Mrs. E. L. White;… … Wikipedia
Fargo-Klasse — USS Fargo, 8. Mai 1946 Die Fargo Klasse war eine Kreuzerklasse der United States Navy. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Allgemeines … Deutsch Wikipedia
List of United States Navy cruisers — This list of cruisers of the United States Navy includes all ships that were ever called cruiser . Since the nomenclature predates the hull numbering system, and there were several confusing renumberings and renamings, there are multiple entries… … Wikipedia
