USS "Trefoil" has been the name of two ships of the
*USS "Trefoil" (1865), a wooden-hulled screw
*USS "Trefoil" (IX-149), the lead ship of the "Trefoil" class concrete barge
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USS Trefoil (IX-149) — USS Trefoil (IX 149), the lead ship of her class of concrete barge, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be given that name. Her keel was laid down in 1944 under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1329) by the Barrett, Hilp… … Wikipedia
USS Trefoil (1865) — was a 370 ton steamer purchased by the Union Navy at the last year of the American Civil War.Trefoil, with a crew of 44 and a powerful Parrott rifle, was a respectable gunboat; but, the American Civil War was coming to a close, and she was… … Wikipedia
USS Cascade (AD-16) — USS Cascade (AD 16), the only ship of its class, was a destroyer tender in the United States Navy.Originally designed as a passenger freighter, the Cascade was launched on 6 June 1942 by Western Pipe and Steel Company in San Francisco, California … Wikipedia
USS Midnight — is the name of two ships in the service of the United States Navy.*USS Midnight (1861), a Union ship purchased in 1861 for use in the naval blockade of the South. *USS Midnight (IX 149), a concrete barge that would be renamed Trefoil and serve… … Wikipedia
USS Barite (IX-161) — USS Barite (IX 161), a Trefoil class concrete barge designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for barite, a yellow or white crystalline mineral found in metallic veins, resembling… … Wikipedia
USS Corundum (IX-164) — USS Corundum (IX 164), a Trefoil class concrete barge designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for corundum. Corundum (IX 164) and Limestone (IX 158) swapped identities on 23 May… … Wikipedia
USS Cinnabar (IX-163) — USS Cinnabar (IX 163), a Trefoil class concrete barge designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for cinnabar. Her keel was laid down in 1944. She was acquired on a loan charter basis… … Wikipedia
USS Quartz (IX-150) — USS Quartz (IX 150), a Trefoil class concrete barge designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for quartz or silicon dioxide (Si02) a hard, vitreous mineral occurring in many varieties … Wikipedia
USS Silica (IX-151) — USS Silica (IX 151), a Trefoil class concrete barge designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for silica. Her keel was laid down as SS Bauxite (T. B7 D1, MC hull 1331) on 5 December… … Wikipedia
USS Asphalt (IX-153) — USS Asphalt (IX 153), a Trefoil class concrete barge designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for asphalt. Her keel was laid down in 1944 at San Francisco, California, by Barrett… … Wikipedia
