USS "Meteor" may refer to:
*USS|Meteor|1819, was a full‑rigged sailing ship, built in 1819, and sunk in 1862 as part of the Stone Fleet
*USS "Meteor" (1863) was a "Tinclad" gunboat, built as "Scioto" in 1863, commissioned in 1864, and sold in 1865.
*USNS|Meteor|T-AKR-9, was originally named "Sea Lift" (T-LSV-9), a Roll-on/Roll-off cargo ship, launched in 1965, renamed in 1975, and transferred to the Reserve Fleet in 2006.
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USS Meteor (1863) — was a gunboat acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She carried heavy artillery and became part of the sea blockade of waterways of the breakaway Confederate States of America.The second ship to be named Meteor by the Union… … Wikipedia
USS Meteor (1819) — The first USS Meteor retained her name when she was purchased for the Stone Fleet. She was sunk as an obstruction in the harbor of Charleston, SC in December 1861.The first Meteor, a full‑rigged sailing ship, was built in Newburyport, Mass., in… … Wikipedia
Meteor (disambiguation) — A meteor, commonly called a shooting star and falling star, is the visible trace of a meteoroid as it enters the atmosphere. If it survives impact with the Earth s surface, then it is called a meteorite. Meteorology, the study of weather, is… … Wikipedia
Meteor (Buch) — Meteor ist der deutsche Titel eines im Dezember 2003 als Taschenbuch erschienenen Thrillers von Dan Brown (engl. Original: „Deception Point“, 2001). Im Jahr 2005 ist der Titel auch als Hörbuch von LübbeAudio erschienen, gelesen von Anne Moll.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
USS Princess Matoika (ID-2290) — under way in 1919 Career (Germany) … Wikipedia
USS Electra (AKA-4) — was an Arcturus class attack cargo ship named after Electra, a star in the Pleiades star cluster in the constellation Taurus. She served as a commissioned ship for seven years. Electra (AK 21) was launched 18 November 1941 as Meteor by Tampa… … Wikipedia
Meteor (Dan Brown) — Meteor ist der deutsche Titel eines im Dezember 2003 als Taschenbuch erschienenen Thrillers von Dan Brown (engl. Original: „Deception Point“, 2001). Im Jahr 2005 ist der Titel auch als Hörbuch von LübbeAudio erschienen, gelesen von Anne Moll.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
USS Annie (1863) — USS Annie (1862) was a schooner captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a ship’s tender in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways. Blockade runner Annie captured by USS Fort … Wikipedia
USS Cowslip (1863) — was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used as a gunboat by the Union Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries. She was also used in… … Wikipedia
USS Louisville (1862) — USS Louisville (1861) was a City class ironclad gunboat constructed for the Union Navy by James B. Eads during the American Civil War. Operational History Louisville was built at St. Louis, Missouri, by James B. Eads in 1861, under contract with… … Wikipedia
