USS Mindanao

USS Mindanao

USS "Mindanao" may refer to:

*USS "Mindanao" (1898), was a former Spanish unarmored gunboat captured by the US Army 1 May 1898 and acquired by the US Navy 17 January 1899. The cost of preparing her for sea duty was too high and she was stricken from the Navy list 11 February 1905 and sold for scrap.

*USS|Mindanao|PR-8, was launched 28 September 1927 and sunk to prevent capture by the Japanese 2 May 1942

*USS|Mindanao|ARG-3, was acquired by the US Navy 20 May 1943 and decommissioned 17 May 1947


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