USS Ruff

USS Ruff

USS "Ruff" is a name used twice by the U.S. Navy for minsweepers;

* USS Ruff (AMc-59), a coastal minesweeper laid down in 1940.
* USS Ruff (YMS-327), a minesweeper commissioned 19 April 1943.

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