Two ships of the
* The first, "Runner" (SS-275), was a "Gato"-class
* The second, "Runner" (SS-476), was a "Tench"-class submarine, launched in
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USS Runner (SS-275) — was a Gato class submarine, the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the runner, an amberfish inhabiting subtropical waters, so called for its rapid leaps from the water. Runner s keel was laid down on 8 December 1941 by the… … Wikipedia
USS Runner (SS-476) — USS Runner (SS/AGSS 476), a Tench class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the runner, an amberfish inhabiting subtropical waters. Her keel was laid down on 10 July 1944 by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard of… … Wikipedia
Runner — may refer to:* Someone or something who runs * Baserunner, an offensive player in baseball who has successfully reached base * Gilera Runner, a moped/scooter manufactured by Gilera * Runner (band) * Runner (cricket), a player who runs for an… … Wikipedia
USS Woodford (AKA-86) — was a Tolland class attack cargo ship named after counties in Illinois and Kentucky. She was designed to carry military cargo and landing craft, and to use the latter to land weapons, supplies, and Marines on enemy shores during amphibious… … Wikipedia
USS Niphon (1863) — was a steam operated vessel acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries. Niphon , a wooden and iron… … 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 Aroostook (1861) — was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Aroostook was used by the Navy as a gunboat to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries. Built in Maine in 1861… … Wikipedia
USS Tristram Shandy (1864) — was a 444 ton steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. With her Parrott rifle installed, she was used by the Navy as a gunboat to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other… … Wikipedia
USS Gertrude (1863) — was a blockade running steamship captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was placed in service by the Navy as a gunship and assigned to patrol the southern coast of the United States for ships attempting to run the Union… … Wikipedia
USS Glasgow (1863) — was a blockade runner captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy principally as a dispatch boat and storeship in support of the blockade of the ports of the rebellious Confederate States of America.… … Wikipedia
