USS Calypso — Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Calypso . In Greek mythology, Calypso, daughter of Atlas, detained the ship wrecked Ulysses on the isle of Ogygia.*The USS|Calypso|1863, an armed steamer, was captured 11 June 1863 off… … Wikipedia
USS Calypso (1863) — was a steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Calypso was used by the Navy as a gunboat, and was ordered to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries. Calypso… … Wikipedia
USS Augusta (CA-31) — (originally CL 31) was a Northampton class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, notable for service in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during World War II, and for her occasional use as a presidential flagship carrying both Franklin D.… … Wikipedia
Calypso — may refer to: In Nature *Calypso (moon), a natural satellite of Saturn *Calypso Orchid, a genus of orchids, containing only one species, the Calypso Orchid People *Calypso (mythology), the name of one of the Nereids (sea nymphs) in Greek… … Wikipedia
USS Plymouth (PG-57) — USS Plymouth (PG 57), a patrol gunboat, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Plymouth, Massachusetts, a town founded by the Pilgrims in 1620 on Plymouth Bay, about 35 miles southeast of Boston. Plymouth s keel was laid… … 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 Nansemond (1862) — The first USS Nansemond , a side wheel steamer built at Williamsburg, N.Y., in 1862, as James F. Freeborn , was purchased by the United States Navy at New York City 18 August 1863 from Richard Squires; it was renamed Nansemond and commissioned at … Wikipedia
List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy — This is a list of auxiliaries of the United States Navy. It covers the various types of ships that support the frontline combat vessels of the United States Navy. See also: * United States Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force * United States Coast Guard… … Wikipedia
List of United States Navy ships, C — C * USS C 1 (SS 9) * USS C 2 (SS 13) * USS C 3 (SS 14) * USS C 4 (SS 15) * USS C 5 (SS 16) * SSV C Champion () * SSV C Commando () * USS C. F. Sargent (ID 3027) * USS C. P. Williams (1861) * USS C. W. Morse (ID 1966) Ca * USS Cabana (DE 260) *… … Wikipedia
List of World War II topics (U) — # U 571 (film) # U A # U boat Front Clasp # U boat War Badge # U Boote westwärts # U Man # U.S. British Staff Conference (ABC 1) # U.S. 20th Air Base Group # U.S. 5th Interceptor Command # U.S. Army Forces Far East # U.S. Army Forces in the… … Wikipedia
