USS Vixen

USS Vixen

Six ships in the United States Navy have been named USS "Vixen".

* The first "Vixen" was a schooner, launched in 1803 and captured by the British in 1812.
* The second "Vixen" was a brig, purchased in 1813 and captured later that same year.
* The third "Vixen" was a steamship, purchased in 1846 and sold in 1855.
* The fourth "Vixen" was a gunboat, acquired in 1861 and decommissioned in 1862.
* The fifth "Vixen" (PY-4) was a yacht, built in 1896, acquired in 1898 and decommissioned in 1922.
* The sixth "Vixen" (PG-53) was a gunboat, commissioned in 1941 and decommissioned in 1946.

See also:
"Neosho" carried the name "Vixen" for a few months in 1869.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • USS Vixen (PY-4) — USS Vixen Banderas Historial Astillero Lewis Nixon, Elizabethport, New Jersey …   Wikipedia Español

  • USS Vixen (PY-4) — USS Vixen Die USS Vixen (PY 4) im Jahr 1898 p1 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • USS Vixen (PY-4) — was yacht acquired by the U.S. Navy for operations in the Spanish American War, where she served with distinction during the Battle of Santiago. She was commissioned again for duty during World War I when she was assigned to patrol the U.S. East… …   Wikipedia

  • USS Vixen (PG-53) — USS Vixen PG 53 was originally built in Kiel, Germany in 1929 as the Orion for millionaire Julius Forstmann, an German American wool manufacturer based in Passaic, New Jersey, as the world s largest private yacht. She was bought by the United… …   Wikipedia

  • USS Vixen — ha sido el nombre recibido por cuatro buques de la US Navy estadounidense. El primer goleta, botada en 1803 y capturada por los británicos durante la Guerra Anglo Estadounidense de 1812. El tercer bergantín, adquirido en 1813 y capturado poco… …   Wikipedia Español

  • USS Vixen (1861) — was acquired by the Union Navy from the Coast Survey on 26 August 1861 for use as a reconnaissance vessel during the American Civil War; and was later commissioned on 31 July 1862. Coastal Survey operations Vixen left New York City bound for Port …   Wikipedia

  • USS Vixen (1803) — The first USS Vixen was a schooner in the United States Navy during the First Barbary War. Vixen was one of four vessels authorized by Congress on 28 February 1803. She was built at Baltimore, Maryland, in the spring of 1803; and launched on 25… …   Wikipedia

  • USS Vixen (1846) — The third USS Vixen was a steamboat in the United States Navy during the Mexican American War. Vixen was originally built for the government of Mexico by Brown and Bell of New York City, she was purchased by the Navy in May 1846 at the outset of… …   Wikipedia

  • USS Beatty (DD-640) — USS Beatty (DD 640), a Gleaves class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Frank E. Beatty. Beatty was laid down as Mullany on 1 May 1941 at the Charleston Navy Yard, in Charleston, South Carolina.… …   Wikipedia

  • USS Dufilho (DE-423) — USS Dufilho (DE 423), a sclass|John C. Butler|destroyer escort, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Marion William Dufilho. She was laid down January 31, 1944 by Brown Shipbuilding of Houston, Texas, launched March 9, 1944 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”