USS Ajax

USS Ajax

Four ships of the United States Navy have been named "Ajax", after Ajax, a Greek hero during the Trojan War.

*The USS|Ajax|1869.

*The USS|Ajax|AG-15, originally named "Scindia", was a collier, purchased in 1898 and later converted to a seaplane tender.

*The USS|Ajax|AC-14.

*The USS|Ajax|AR-6.

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*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/a4-list.htm


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