USS Wheeling

USS Wheeling

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

* USS Wheeling (PG-14), laid down on 11 April 1896 at San Francisco, California, by the Union Iron Works.

* USNS Wheeling (T-AGM-8), laid down on 10 April 1945 as "Seton Hall Victory" by the Oregon Shipbuilding Corp. under a Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 686); launched on 22 May 1945.

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