USS Polaris

USS Polaris

USS Polaris is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy:

* Polaris (ship), which was the tug "Periwinkle" and renamed "Polaris" in 1871.

* USS Polaris (AF-11) which was built in 1939 as SS "Donald McKay" and acquired from the Maritime Commission 27 January 1941.

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