USS Superior

USS Superior

USS Superior is a name given to two ships of the U.S. Navy:

* USS "Superior", a frigate built in 1814 at Sackett's Harbor, New York.
* USS "Superior" (AM-311), a minesweeper, commissioned 1944, decommissioned 1947.


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