USS Underwriter

USS Underwriter

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

* USS Underwriter (1852), a steamer purchased by the Navy on 23 August 1861.
* USS Underwriter (1880), a tug that served during World War I.

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