USS Bridgeport

USS Bridgeport

Three ships of the United States Navy have been named "Bridgeport", after the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut.

* The USS|Bridgeport|AD-10, was originally the German passenger ship SS "Breslau", seized during World War I and used as a transport.

*The USS|Bridgeport|PF-58, was renamed the "Abilene" on 28 June 1944.

* The USS "Bridgeport" CA-127 was to have been an "Oregon City"-class heavy cruiser but construction was canceled on 12 August 1945.

References

*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b9/bridgeport-i.htm


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