USS Rappahannock is a name used more than once by the
*
*
References
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
USS Rappahannock (AF-6) — was an Rappahannock class stores ship acquired by the U.S. Navy for use in World War I. She served in the dangerous North Atlantic Ocean, delivering animals, such as horses and steer on the hoof, to American Expeditionary Force troops in Europe.… … Wikipedia
USS Anacostia (1856) — was a steamer, constructed as a tugboat, that was first chartered by the U.S. Navy for service during the Paraguay crisis of the 1850s and then commissioned as a U.S. Navy ship. She later served prominently in the Union Navy during the American… … Wikipedia
USS Satellite (1854) — was a steam powered large tugboat, acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War and equipped with two powerful 8 inch guns. She was assigned to the Union blockade of the Confederate States of America.She served the Union Navy well,… … Wikipedia
USS Yankee (1861) — was a steam powered side wheel tugboat acquired by the Union Navy just prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War. Provisioning Fort Sumter, evacuating Norfolk The Yankee a side wheel steamer built in 1860 at New York City was one of three… … Wikipedia
USS Jacob Bell (1842) — was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy for use during the American Civil War. Her duties included river patrols, guard duty, and other duties as assigned. Commissioned in New York City Jacob Bell , a sidewheel steamer built at New York City in… … Wikipedia
USS General Putnam (1857) — – also known as the USS William G. Putnam was acquired by the Union Navy during the first year of the American Civil War and outfitted as a gunship and assigned to the Union blockade of the Confederate States of America. She also served as a… … Wikipedia
USS Eureka (1862) — was a steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways. Captured steamer converted to Union Navy service Eureka , a screw… … Wikipedia
USS Heliotrope (1863) — was a wooden steamer acquired by the Union Navy for use during the American Civil War. In addition to patrol duty, Heliotrope performed other services, such as towing and dispatch running. Heliotrope , a wooden steamer, was originally named… … Wikipedia
USS Reliance (1860) — was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy for use during the American Civil War. Her duties included river patrols and bombarding with her howitzers. Reliance , a wooden screw steamer built in 1860 at Keyport, New Jersey, was purchased by the… … Wikipedia
USS Fuchsia (1863) — was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries. Fuchsia , a steam tug, was built in 1863 by… … Wikipedia
