USS Liberator (AMc-87) — was an Accentor class coastal 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. Liberator was laid down 5 May 1941 by F. L. Fulton Works, Antioch,… … Wikipedia
USS Whale (SS-239) — USS Whale (SS 239), a Gato class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the whale, an extremely large, aquatic mammal that is fishlike in form. Her keel was laid down on 28 June 1941 by the Mare Island Naval… … Wikipedia
USS Sea Fox (SS-402) — USS Sea Fox (SS 402), a Balao class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the sea fox, a large shark, also called the thresher shark, which frequents the coast of Europe and the Americas. Sea Fox was laid down on 2 November… … Wikipedia
USS Tigrone (SS-419) — USS Tigrone (SS 419), a Tench class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the tigrone, a tiger shark found in tropical waters. Her keel was laid down on 8 May 1944 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard. She was launched on… … Wikipedia
USS Underhill (DE-682) — USS Underhill (DE 682), a Buckley class destroyer escort, was named in honor of Ensign Samuel Underhill, a naval aviator of the United States Navy who was killed in action during the Battle of the Coral Sea. Her keel was laid down on 16 September … Wikipedia
USS Triton (SS-201) — USS Triton (SS 201), a Tambor class submarine, was the first submarine and third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Triton. Her keel was down on 5 July 1939 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard. She was launched on 25 March 1940 sponsored by… … Wikipedia
USS Pogy (SS-266) — USS Pogy (SS 266), a Gato class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pogy, a trout found in Lake Tahoe, California.The first Pogy (SS–266) was laid down 15 September 1941 by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co.,… … Wikipedia
USS Helena (CL-50) — was a St. Louis class light cruiser of the United States Navy, damaged in the attack on Pearl Harbor, and subsequently active in the Pacific War until she was sunk at the battle of Kula Gulf in 1943. Helena was the first ship to be awarded the… … Wikipedia
USS Mingo (SS-261) — USS Mingo (SS 261), a Gato class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the mingo snapper, a fish of the Caribbean with rough leathery skin. A Civil War ship had also been named Mingo , after an Iroquois term of… … Wikipedia
USS Lloyd E. Acree (DE-356) — Career (US) … Wikipedia