USS Rocket

USS Rocket

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

* USS Rocket (1862) was a wooden harbor tug J. P. Billard, was purchased for the Navy 12 October 1863.

* USS Rocket (YT-22) was a steel-hulled tug, built in 1899.

* USS Rocket (AMc-101) was a coastal minesweeper, was laid down 6 September 1941.

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