USS Asp

USS Asp

Three ships of the United States Navy have been named "Asp", named for the Asp, which is a small venomous snake.

*USS|Asp|1812, was a schooner during the War of 1812.

*USS|Asp|1813, was a schooner which served in Chesapeake Bay.

*USS|Asp|YFB-1, was a wooden motor boat which patrolled the coast from 1917 until 1920.

ource

*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/a13-list.htm


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • USS Asp (YFB-1) — was orininally name Nahma . It was a wooden motor boat built in New Orleans, La., in 1902. Acquired by the US Navy the same year, she was assigned to the Louisiana Naval Militia, which she served until the outbreak of World War I. Renamed Asp,… …   Wikipedia

  • USS Asp (1812) — The first Asp was a schooner in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. Asp , the former British merchant vessel Elizabeth , was captured on Lake Ontario in 1812 by the schooner Growler , purchased by the Navy from the prize court:… …   Wikipedia

  • USS Reuben James (FFG-57) — USS Reuben James (FFG 57), an Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigate, is the third ship of the U.S. Navy named for Reuben James, a boatswain s mate who distinguished himself fighting the Barbary pirates. Her crew totals 201 enlisted, 18 …   Wikipedia

  • USS Triton (SSRN-586) — USS Triton (SSRN/SSN 586), a U.S. Navy nuclear powered radar picket submarine, was the first vessel to execute a submerged circumnavigation of the Earth, accomplishing this during her shakedown cruise in early 1960. She also has the distinction… …   Wikipedia

  • USS George Washington (CVN-73) — is the sixth ship in the Nimitz class of nuclear powered supercarriers, and the fourth United States Navy ship to be named after George Washington, first President of the United States. Her contract was awarded on December 27, 1982 and she was… …   Wikipedia

  • USS Typhoon (PC-5) — is the fifth United States Navy Cyclone class Patrol (coastal) ship. Typhoon was laid down May 15, 1992 at Bollinger Machine, in Lockport, Louisiana and launched March 3, 1993. She was commissioned February 12, 1994 in Tampa, Florida. As of 2008 …   Wikipedia

  • USS Nimitz (CVN-68) — is a supercarrier in the United States Navy, the lead ship of its class. She is one of the largest warships in the world. She was laid down, launched and commissioned as CVAN 68, but was redesignated CVN 68 (nuclear powered multimission aircraft… …   Wikipedia

  • USS Scout (MCM-8) — is an Avenger class mine countermeasures ship in the service of the United States Navy.ervice history Scout was laid down on 8 June 1987 at Peterson Builders in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Launched on 20 May 1989, she was commissioned on 15 December …   Wikipedia

  • USS Princeton (CG-59) — is a Ticonderoga class cruiser guided missile cruiser serving in the United States Navy. Armed with naval guns and anti air, anti surface, and anti submarine missiles, plus other weapons, she is equipped for surface to air, surface to surface,… …   Wikipedia

  • USS Momsen (DDG-92) — The USS Momsen Career (United States) …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”