USS Lamar (APA-47) — was a Bayfield class attack transport acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II for the task of mounting amphibious invasions on hostile shores. Lamar ( AP 92 ) was reclassified APA 47 on 1 February 1943; laid down 31 March 1943 by Ingalls… … Wikipedia
USS Lamar (PCE-899) — For other ships of the same name, see USS Lamar. Career (US) … Wikipedia
USS Storm King (AP-171) — was a Storm King class auxiliary transport named after a Catskill mountain peak overlooking the Hudson River, used by the US Navy. She was designed as a troop carrier. 1943 1944 Storm King was laid down under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull … Wikipedia
USS Rolette (AKA-99) — was an Andromeda class attack cargo ship named after a county in North Dakota. Attack cargo ship Rolette was laid down 2 December 1944 by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Kearny, NJ, for the Maritime Commission; launched 11 March 1945;… … Wikipedia
USS Aries (1863) — was a 820 ton iron screw steamer built at Sunderland, England, during 1861 1862, intended for employment as a blockade runner during the American Civil War. She was captured by Union Navy forces during the Union blockade of the Confederate States … Wikipedia
USS Noma (SP-131) — was a yacht loaned to the U.S. Navy during World War I by Vincent Astor of New York City. Noma was outfitted by the Navy with military equipment, including heavy guns, and commissioned as a patrol craft assigned to protect shipping from German… … Wikipedia
USS May (SP-164) — was a yacht purchased by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was outfitted with two 3 inch guns and machine guns, and was assigned to patrol the Atlantic Ocean coast and Caribbean and to protect Allied ships from German submarines. After over… … Wikipedia
USS Trepang (SS-412) — The first USS Trepang (SS/AGSS 412) was a Balao class submarine in the United States Navy. She was named for the trepang, a marine animal sometimes called a sea slug or a sea cucumber , having a long, tough, muscular body and found in the coral… … Wikipedia
List of USS Triton submerged circumnavigation crew — A total of 188 individuals participated in Operation Sandblast, the first submerged circumnavigation of the world of 1960, onboard the USS|Triton|SSRN 586|6. Quotation I m proud of Triton s around the world cruise, but I didn t really do that.… … Wikipedia
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