USS Somerset

USS Somerset

USS "Somerset" may refer to:

*, a side wheel ferryboat launched and purchased in 1862 and sold in 1865; fitted with a battery and assigned to the East Gulf Squadron of the Union Navy, Captain English, commander; in 1862 she captured British ship "Circassian"; in 1866, the rejuvenated "Somerset" began a career as a New York ferryboat which lasted until she was retired in 1914.
*, a wooden motorboat, launched in 1917 and leased by the Navy from April to November 1918
*, an sclass|Alamosa|cargo ship|1, launched in January 1945 and struck in December 1945
*, a planned "San Antonio"-class amphibious transport dock; scheduled (as of 2006) to be launched in 2010


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