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UShaka Marine World uShaka Marine World is an amusement park located in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is comprised of 5 sections, uShaka Sea World, uShaka The Phantom Ship, uShaka Wet 'n Wild, uShaka Beach and uShaka Village Walk.
USHPA The United States Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association is a non-profit organziation supporting foot-launched soaring flight in the United States. It began in 1971 as the Southern California Hang Gliding Association and became national in scope by the mid 1970's.
USIM A Universal Subscriber Identity Module is an application for UMTS mobile telephony running on a UICC smart card which is inserted in a 3G mobile phone. It stores user subscriber information, authentication information and provides storage space for text messages.
USISL The USISL began life in 1986 as the Southwest Indoor Soccer League. In 1989 the league added an outdoor season and subsequently became known as the Southwest Independent Soccer League with many teams playing both indoor and outdoor seasons.
USL v. BSDi USL v. BSDi was a lawsuit brought in the United States in 1992 by Unix System Laboratories against Berkeley Software Design, Inc and the Regents of the University of California over intellectual property (IP) related to UNIX.
USLHT Amranth The United States Lighthouse Tender Amranth was a lighthouse tender which served the Great Lakes from 1891 until 1945. She was then sold to a commercial interest, and was rechristened Southwind, under which name she served until 1954.
USLHT Dahlia The United States Lighthouse Tender Dahlia was a lighthouse tender serving on the Great Lakes. The first Great Lakes tender to be specifically built for that purpose, she was christened in 1874 and placed into commission at Detroit.
USM Auriga The USM (United Systems Military) Auriga is a fictional spaceship depicted in the fourth instalment of the Alien quadrilogy, Alien: Resurrection and is by far the largest vessel depicted in the Alien series. A large, well-equipped military vessel, the Auriga is primarily used for illegal medical research and biological weapons development.
USMLE Step 1 The USMLE-Step 1 (more commonly just Step 1) is the first part of the United States Medical Licensure Examination. It assesses whether medical school students or graduates can apply important concepts of the sciences basic to the practice of medicine.
USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills Step 2 Clinical Skills (Step 2 CS) of the United States Medical Licensing Examination™ (USMLE™) is an exam that is currently administered to all medical students who wish to become licensed physicians in the U.S.
USMLE Step 2-CK The USMLE-Step 2-CK ("Clinical Knowledge") is the multiple-choice portion of the second part of the United States Medical Licensure Examination. Assesses clinical knowledge through a traditional, multiple-choice examination.
USND at Hoople The University of Southern North Dakota at Hoople is a fictional university that serves as the home institution for "Professor" Peter Schickele, where he is "renowned" as the greatest expert on the life and works of the (similarly "renowned") fictional composer P. D.
USNH Beaufort United States Naval Hospital Beaufort is a United States Navy hospital located in Beaufort, South Carolina. Commissioned on 29 April 1949, the hospital is one of only a handful of its kind that sits within its own complex rather than within a larger base.
USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) USNS BRIDGE is the fourth ship in the SUPPLY - class of Fast Combat Support Ships and the second ship in the Navy named after Commodore Horatio Bridge. On June 24, 2004, the BRIDGE was transferred from the United States Navy to the Military Sealift Command.
USNS Comfort (T-AH-20) USNS Comfort (T-AH-20) is the third United States Navy ship to bear the name Comfort, and the second Mercy Class Hospital Ship to join the navy fleet. In accordance to the Geneva Conventions, USNS Comfort and her crew do not carry any ordnances and firing on the Comfort is considered a war crime.
USNS Glomar Explorer (T-AG-193) USNS Glomar Explorer (T-AG-193) is a large ship currently being used as a deep-sea drilling platform. The vessel was built for a secret operation, Project Jennifer, by the United States Central Intelligence Agency to recover a sunken Soviet submarine, K-129, which had been lost in April 1968.
USNS Invincible (T-AGM-24) USNS Invincible (T-AGM-24), also known as ex-AGOS 10 , is one of two Missile Range Instrumentation Ships operated by the Military Sealift Command. One of the radars it carries is the Cobra Gemini dual band, X band and S band, radar.
USNS Kingsport (T-AG 164) USNS Kingsport (T-AG-164) began its career as Kingsport Victory (T-AK-239), which served as a cargo vessel during World War II. Kingsport Victory was acquired by the United States Navy from the Maritime Commission on 1 March 1950, and carried military cargo for the next eleven years.
USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE-1) USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE-1), the lead ship of her class of dry cargo ship, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. The contract to build her was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) of San Diego, California, on 18 October 2001 and her keel was laid down on 22 April 2004.
USNS Mission Buenaventura (AO‑111) The USNS Mission Buenaventura was one of twenty-seven similar fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy. The lead ship in her class, she was named for the Franciscan mission located in Ventura, California.
USNS Mission Capistrano (AO-112) The USNS Mission Capistrano is one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, named for the Franciscan mission located in San Juan Capistrano, California.
USNS Mission Carmel (AO-113) The USNS Mission Carmel was one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, and one of two named for the Franciscan mission located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
USNS Mission De Pala (AO-114) The USNS Mission De Pala was one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, named for the Franciscan mission located in eastern San Diego County, California.
USNS Mission Dolores (AO-115) The USNS Mission Dolores was one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, and one of two named for the Franciscan mission located in San Francisco, California.
USNS Mission Loreto (AO-116) The USNS Mission Loreto was one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, named for the Jesuit mission located in Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico, considered "Head and Mother of all the California Missions."
USNS Mission Los Angeles (AO-117) The USNS Mission Los Angeles was one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, named for a Franciscan (Spanish) settlement that became the foundation of the modern-day City of Los Angeles, California.
USNS Mission Purisima (AO-118) The USNS Mission Purisima was one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, named for the Franciscan mission located near Lompoc, California.
USNS Mission San Antonio (AO-119) The USNS Mission San Antonio was one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, named for the Franciscan mission located near Jolon, California.
USNS Mission San Carlos (AO-120) The USNS Mission San Carlos was one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, and one of two named for the Franciscan mission located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
USNS Mission San Diego (AO-121) The USNS Mission San Diego was one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, named for the Franciscan mission located in San Diego, California.
USNS Mission San Fernando (AO-122) The USNS Mission San Fernando was one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, named for the Franciscan mission located in Los Angeles, California. She was renamed Muscle Shoals and then Vanguard.
USNS Mission San Francisco (AO-123) The USNS Mission San Francisco was one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, and one of two named for the Franciscan mission located in San Francisco, California.
USNS Mission San Gabriel (AO-124) The USNS Mission San Gabriel was one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, named for the Franciscan mission located in San Bernardino, California.
USNS Mission San Jose (AO-125) The USNS Mission San Jose was one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, named for the Franciscan mission located in Fremont, California.
USNS Mission San Juan (AO-126) The USNS Mission San Juan was one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, named for the Franciscan mission located in San Juan Bautista, California.
USNS Mission San Luis Obispo (AO-127) The USNS Mission San Luis Obispo was one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, named for the Franciscan mission located in San Luis Obispo, California.
USNS Mission San Luis Rey (AO-128) The USNS Mission San Luis Rey was one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, named for the Franciscan mission located in Oceanside, California.
USNS Mission San Miguel (AO-129) The USNS Mission San Miguel was one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, named for the Franciscan mission located in San Miguel, California.
USNS Mission San Rafael (AO-130) The USNS Mission San Rafael was one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, named for the Franciscan mission located in San Rafael, California.
USNS Mission Santa Ana (AO-137) The USNS Mission Santa Ana was one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, was named for the Diego SepĂşlveda Adobe Estancia, a station of Mission San Juan Capistrano (one of the California missions) situated on the banks of the Santa Ana River.
USNS Mission Santa Barbara (AO-131) The USNS Mission Santa Barbara was one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, named for the Franciscan mission located in Santa Barbara, California.
USNS Mission Santa Clara (AO-132) The USNS Mission Santa Clara was one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, named for the Franciscan mission located in Santa Clara, California.
USNS Mission Santa Cruz (AO-133) The USNS Mission Santa Cruz was one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, named for the Franciscan mission located in Santa Cruz, California.
USNS Mission Santa Ynez (AO-134) The USNS Mission Santa Ynez is one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, named for the Franciscan mission located in Solvang, California.
USNS Mission Solano (AO-135) The USNS Mission Solano was one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, named for the Franciscan mission located in Sonoma, California.
USNS Mission Soledad (AO-136) The USNS Mission Soledad was one of twenty-seven Mission Buenaventura Class fleet oilers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, named for the Franciscan mission located in Soledad, California.
USNS Mount Baker (T-AE-34) USNS Mount Baker (T-AE-34) is the seventh of eight Kilauea class ammunition ships, currently in service with the Military Sealift Command. It is the second US Navy ship to bear the name, and is named for Mount Baker, a volcano in the Cascade Range of Washington.
USNS Observation Island (T-AGM-23) USNS Observation Island (T-AGM-23), also known as ex-MA-28, ex-YAG-57, ex-EAG-154, Empire State Mariner , is one of two Missile Range Instrumentation Ships operated by the Military Sealift Command. One of the radars it carries is the AN/SPQ-11 Cobra Judy phased array radar.
USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) is a Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler operated by the Military Sealift Command to support ships of the United States Navy, and the third such ship to be named after the Pecos River.
USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE-2) USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE-2), a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship, was the third ship operated by the United States Navy to be named for Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who acted as guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and one of the few United States Navy ships named for women.
USOS Seaview Seaview, a fictitious privately owned nuclear submarine, was the setting for the 1961 movie, starring Walter Pidgeon, and 1964-to-1968 ABC television series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. For the motion picture, Nelson was the designer/builder of the Seaview, paid for by his family fortune & government funding, and operated under the auspices of the Bureau of Marine Exploration, US Dept of Science (per art director Herman Blumenthal).
USPTO registration examination In order to be registered as a patent agent or patent attorney in the United States, one must pass the USPTO registration examination. General Requirements Bulletin for Admission to the Examination for Registration to Practice in Patent Cases Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Nov.
USRA 0-6-0 The USRA 0-6-0 was a USRA standard class of steam locomotive designed under the control of the United States Railroad Administration, the nationalized railroad system in the United States during World War I. This was the standard light switcher of the USRA types, and was obviously of 0-6-0 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or "C" in UIC classification.
USRA 0-8-0 The USRA 0-8-0 was a USRA standard class of steam locomotive designed under the control of the United States Railroad Administration, the nationalized railroad system in the United States during World War I. This was the standard heavy switcher of the USRA types, and was obviously of 0-8-0 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or "D" in UIC classification.
USRA Heavy Mikado The USRA Heavy Mikado was a USRA standard class of steam locomotive designed under the control of the United States Railroad Administration, the nationalized railroad system in the United States during World War I. These locomotives were of 2-8-2 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or "1'D1'" in UIC classification.
USRA Heavy Santa Fe The USRA Heavy Santa Fe was a USRA standard class of steam locomotive designed under the control of the United States Railroad Administration, the nationalized railroad system in the United States during World War I. These locomotives were of 2-10-2 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or "1'E1'" in UIC classification; this arrangement was commonly named "Santa Fe" in the United States.
USRA Light Mikado The USRA Light Mikado was a USRA standard class of steam locomotive designed under the control of the United States Railroad Administration, the nationalized railroad system in the United States during World War I. This was the standard light freight locomotive of the USRA types, and was of 2-8-2 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or "1'D1'" in UIC classification.
USRA Light Santa Fe The USRA Light Santa Fe was a USRA standard class of steam locomotive designed under the control of the United States Railroad Administration, the nationalized railroad system in the United States during World War I. These locomotives were of 2-10-2 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or 1'E1' in UIC classification; this arrangement was commonly named "Santa Fe" in the United States.
USRA standard The USRA standard locomotives and railroad cars were designed by the United States Railroad Administration, the nationalised rail system of the United States during World War I. 1,856 steam locomotives and over 100,000 railroad cars were built to these designs during the USRA's tenure.
USRowing USRowing is the national governing body for the sport of rowing in the United States. It serves to promote the sport on all levels of competition, including the selection and training of those who represent the US at international level.
USS Abbot (DD-184) The first USS Abbot (DD-184) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy until traded to Britain at the beginning of World War II. She served in the Royal Navy as HMS Charlestown (I-21), a Town class destroyer.
USS Absegami (SP-371) USS Absegami (SP-371) was a motor boat built in 1916 at New York City by New York Yacht, Launch & Engine, acquired by the United States Navy on free lease from her owner on 2 May 1917, and commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 30 April 1917, Ensign W. G.
USS Adder (SS-3) USS Adder (SS-3) (later renamed A-2), a Plunger-class submarine, was one of the earliest submarines used by the United States Navy. She was laid down on 3 October 1900 by the Crescent Shipyard, launched on 22 July 1901, and commissioned on 12 January 1903 at the Holland yard at New Suffolk, with Ensign Frank L.
USS Adhara (AK-71) The USS Adhara (AK-71) was a Crater-class cargo ship in the service of the United States Navy in World War II. Named after the star Adhara in the constellation Canis Major, it was the only ship of the Navy to bear this name.
USS Adirondack (1917) Underwriter, an iron-hulled screw tug completed in 1881 at Camden, New Jersey, by John H. Dialogue and rebuilt in 1908, was taken over by the United States Navy at the Naval Station, New Orleans, on 1 July 1918 and was commissioned there on 9 August 1918, Boatswain Joseph W.
USS Adirondack (AGC-15) The third USS Adirondack (AGC-15) was laid down on 18 November 1944 under a Maritime Commission contract by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company in Wilmington, North Carolina; launched on 13 January 1945, sponsored by Mrs. E.
USS Adirondack (ID 1270) Adirondack, a 3,644 gross ton steel-hulled side-wheel river passenger steamship, was built at Brooklyn, New York, in 1896. She was chartered by the Navy for World War I service, delivered in September 1917 and became USS Adirondack (ID # 1270).
USS Agerholm (DD-826) USS Agerholm (DD-826) was a Gearing class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was the only ship named for Harold Crist Agerholm (January 29,1925-July 7,1944), a Private First Class in the Second Division of the United States Marine Corps.
USS Ajax (1869) The contract for construction of USS Manayunk was signed by agents of the United States Navy and the shipbuilding firm of Snowden and Mason on 15 September 1862, and the keel of the Canonicus-class monitor was laid down shortly thereafter at Pittsburgh, PA The ship was ready to be launched in April 1864, but her entry into water was delayed by the very low level of the Ohio River. She finally slid down the ways on 18 December 1864; but, by that time, most of the naval phase of the American Civil War had ended.
USS Akizuki (DD-961) Akizuki (DD-961) was a modified Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy built as part of the Military Aid Program, laid down by Mitsubishi at Nagasaki in Japan on 31 July 1958, launched on 26 June 1959 and commissioned into the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
USS Al-Batani (Star Trek) The USS Al-Batani (NCC-42995) was a 24th century Excelsior class starship in the Star Trek fictional universe first mentioned in Star Trek: Voyager's "Caretaker". Kathryn Janeway served as science officer aboard the ship under the command of then-Captain Owen Paris.
USS Alamance (AKA-75) USS Alamance (AKA-75) was a Tolland class attack cargo ship named after Alamance County, North Carolina. Like all AKAs, Alamance 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 operations.
USS Alameda (AO-10) The first USS Alameda—a fuel ship—was laid down on 16 December 1918 at Philadelphia, Pa., by William Cramp & Sons for the United States Shipping Board (USSB); launched on 15 July 1919; sponsored by Mrs.
USS Albacore (AGSS-569) USS Albacore (AGSS-569) was a unique research submarine that pioneered the teardrop hull form (sometimes referred to as an "Albacore hull") of modern submarines. It was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the albacore, a small tuna found in temperate seas throughout the world.
USS Albacore (SS-218) USS Albacore (SS-218) was a Gato-class submarine which served in the Pacific during World War II, winning four Presidential Unit Citations and nine battle stars for her service. She sank a total of 13 Japanese ships (totaling 74,100 tons) and damaged five (totaling 29,400 tons).
USS Albany (CA-123) The fourth USS Albany (CA-123) was a United States Navy Oregon City-class heavy cruiser, later converted to the guided missile cruiser CG-10. The converted cruiser was the lead ship the new Albany guided missile cruiser class.
USS Albany (SSN-753) USS Albany (SSN-753), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Albany, New York. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 29 November 1983 and her keel was laid down on 22 April 1985.
USS Albuquerque (SSN-706) USS Albuquerque (SSN-706), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Albuquerque, New Mexico. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 31 October 1973 and her keel was laid down on 27 December 1979.
USS Aldebaran (AF-10) USS Aldebaran (AF-10), the lead ship of her class of stores ship is the only ship of the United States Navy to have this name. She is named after Aldebaran, a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Taurus.
USS Alexander Hamilton (SSBN-617) USS Alexander Hamilton (SSBN-617), a Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804), the first Secretary of the Treasury, who was instrumental in the formation of both the United States Coast Guard and the United States Navy.
USS Alexandria (PF-18) USS Alexandria (PF-18), originally classified PG-126, a Tacoma-class frigate, was the second ship of the United States Navy to hold that name, but it was the first to be named for the city of Alexandria, Virginia.
USS Alexandria (SSN-757) USS Alexandria (SSN-757), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for either Alexandria, Virginia, and Alexandria, Louisiana. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 26 November 1984 and her keel was laid down on 19 June 1987.
USS Alnitah (AK-127) The USS Alnitah (AK-127) was a Crater-class cargo ship in the service of the United States Navy in World War II. Named a spelling variation of the star Alnitak in the cnstellation Orion, it was the only ship of the Navy to bear this name.
USS Aludra (AK-72) The USS Aludra (AK-72) was a Crater-class cargo ship in the service of the United States Navy in World War II. Named after the star Aludra in the constellation Canis Major, it was the first ship of the Navy to bear this name.
USS America At least three United States Navy ships have been named USS America, after the United States of America, their nation of origin, and less directly, for the Americas, the supercontinent which comprises most of the landmass (and virtually all of the habitable landmass) of the Western Hemisphere.
USS American Legion (AP-35) USS American Legion (AP-35/APA-17) was a United States Navy Harris class Attack Transport ship. She was originally built as a civilian ocean liner in July 1921 at Camden, New Jersey, but was converted for military use during the Second World War.
USS Amesbury (DE-66) USS Amesbury (DE-66/ADP-46), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Lieutenant (jg) Stanton Morgan Amesbury (1916 - 1942), who was killed in action while flying from the aircraft carrier Ranger during Operation Torch in 1942.
USS Ammen (DD-35) The first USS Ammen (DD-35) was a Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated as CG-8. She was named for Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen.
USS Ampere (ADG-11) The USS Ampere (ADG -11) was a degaussing vessel of the United States Navy, named after the ampere, a unit of electric current (which takes its name from the French physicist André-Marie Ampère). Originally planned as a patrol craft escort (PCE-919), she was instead designated the USS Drake (AM-359), an Admirable Class minesweeper.
USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619) USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619), a Lafayette-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), the seventh President of the United States.
USS Angel Shark (SSGN-559) USS Angel Shark (SSGN-559), a fictitious submarine apparently named for the angel shark, was the subject of an episode of the television show JAG. Her "SSGN" designation indicates a cruise-missile submarine with a nuclear propulusion plant.
USS Annapolis (SSN-760) USS Annapolis (SSN-760), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Annapolis, Maryland, site of the United States Naval Academy. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 21 March 1986 and her keel was laid down on 15 June 1988.
USS Antrim (AK-159) Antrim is lakeshore county in northwestern Michigan, organized in 1863; Bellaire is its county seat. The first Antrim (AK-159) is named for the county; the second USS Antrim (FFG-20) honors Rear Admiral Richard Nott Antrim.
USS Anzio (CVE-57) USS Anzio (CVE-57), was an Casablanca class escort carrier of the United States Navy. Originally classified as auxiliary aircraft carrier ACV-57, was laid down on 12 December 1942 by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Co.
USS Apogon (SS-308) USS Apogon (SS-308), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the apogon, a group of large-headed salt water fishes with oblong compressed bodies found in tropical or subtropical waters. The original name planned for the ship was Abadejo, but the name was changed on 24 September 1942 before the keel was laid down.
USS Appalachian (AGC-1) USS Appalachian (AGC-1) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 200) on 4 November 1942 at the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company in Kearny, New Jersey; launched on 29 January 1943, sponsored by Mrs. John Frank Mclnnis; acquired by the Navy on 27 February 1943; converted at Brooklyn, N.
USS Arethusa (AO-7) The second USS Arethusa—a steam tanker built in 1893 at Stockton, England, by Craig, Taylor & Company as Lucilene—was purchased by the Navy on 12 August 1898 to support the Fleet during the Spanish-American War and was commissoned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Cmdr. John F.
USS Argonaut Two submarines of the United States Navy have been named USS Argonaut, after a relative of the octopus sometimes called the paper nautilus, which propels itself underwater by expelling a jet of water. The name may also have been inspired by the submarine of that name built in 1897 by Simon Lake that was the first submarine to navigate extensively in the open sea.
USS Archer-Fish (SS-311) USS Archer-Fish (SS/AGSS-311) was a Balao-class submarine. She was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the archerfish, a family of fish notable for its ability to project a powerful spout of water at its insect prey.
USS Arizona USS Arizona has been the name of three ships of the United States Navy. The first two ships predate both the territory and state of Arizona, but within the region of northern Mexico known as la PimerĂ­a Alta ("the Upper Pima Country") was a district called variously "Arizonac," "Arissona," or "Arizona.

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