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USS Swift (AM-122) — was an Auk class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.The second U.S. Naval vessel to be named the USS Swift was a minesweeper (AM 122) laid … Wikipedia
USS Swift (1864) — was a small 12 ton schooner captured by the Union Navy during the Union blockade of the American Civil War. Swift was used by the Union Navy as a ship’s tender, serving ships at Tybee Island, Georgia, and at Port Royal, South Carolina. Civil War… … Wikipedia
USS Tide (AM-125) — was an Auk class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. Tide was an oceangoing minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War… … Wikipedia
USS Thomaston (LSD-28) — was the lead ship of her class of dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was named for Thomaston, Maine, the home of General Henry Knox, the first Secretary of War to serve under the United States Constitution. Thomaston (LSD 28) was… … Wikipedia
USS Boston (CA-69) — USS Boston (CA 69/CAG 1), a Baltimore class heavy cruiser, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Boston, Massachusetts. Boston was launched 26 August 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Company s, Fore River Shipyard,… … Wikipedia
USS Catawba (1864) — USS Catawba was a Canonicus class monitor built for the American Civil War; but completed too late to see action in that conflict. To finance the Reconstruction era of the United States, Catawba was sold to Peru for use in the Chincha Islands War … Wikipedia
USS Oneota (1864) — USS Oneota USS Oneota , a harbor and river monitor built at Cincinnati, Ohio, by Alex Swift Co., and by the Niles Works, was launched 21 May 1864.Completed shortly after the end of the American Civil War, on 10 June 1865, Oneota was laid up until … Wikipedia
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USS American Legion (APA-17) — was a sclass|Harris|attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II. A steel hulled, twin screw passenger and cargo steamship, the vessel was laid down as Badger State on 10 January 1919 under a United States Shipping Board… … Wikipedia
USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) — is a Whidbey Island class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was named for Whidbey Island, in Puget Sound, Washington, the location of NAS Whidbey Island; the name ultimately derives from the sailor, explorer and engineer Joseph… … Wikipedia
