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USS Buffalo (SSN-715) USS Buffalo (SSN-715), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Buffalo, New York. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 23 February 1976 and her keel was laid down on 25 January 1980.
USS Bull (DE-52) USS Bull (DE-52), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy. She was the first Navy ship named after Lieutenant (junior grade) Richard Bull (1914–1942), a naval aviator who was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
USS Bull (DE-693) USS Bull (DE-693/APD-78) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort, later converted to an Charles Lawrence-class high-speed transport. She was the second Navy ship named after Lieutenant (junior grade) Richard Bull (1914–1942), a naval aviator who was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
USS Burdo (APD-133) USS Burdo (APD-133) was a Crosley-class high-speed transport of the United States Navy, named after Private Ronald A. Burdo (1920–1942), a Marine who was killed in action at Gavutu, during the Battle of Guadalcanal.
USS Burke (DE-215) USS Burke (DE-215/APD-65), a Buckley class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Lieutenant Commander John E. Burke (1905-1942), who was killed in action, aboard the battleship USS South Dakota, during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 15 November 1942.
USS Burleson (APA-67) USS Burleson (APA-67), a Gilliam-class attack transport, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Burleson, Texas. Her keel was laid down on 22 April 1944 at Wilmington, California, by the Consolidated Steel Corporation under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1860).
USS Burrows (DD-29) The second USS Burrows (DD-29) was a modified Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated (CG-10). She was named for William Burrows.
USS C-1 (SS-9) USS C-1 (SS-9) was the lead ship of her class of submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down by Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts, under a subcontract from Electric Boat Company, as Octopus, making her the only ship of the United States Navy named for the octopus, an eight-armed mollusk having a soft sac-like body.
USS C-2 (SS-13) USS C-2 (SS-13) was a C-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down by Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts, under a subcontract from Electric Boat Company, as Stingray, making her the first ship of the United States Navy named for the stingray, a large ray with a whiplike tail and sharp spines capable of inflicting severe wounds.
USS C-3 (SS-14) USS C-3 (SS-14) was a C-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down by Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts, under a subcontract from Electric Boat Company, as Tarpon, making her the first ship of the United States Navy named for the tarpon, a large, herring-like fish found abundantly in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
USS C-4 (SS-15) USS C-4 (SS-15) was a C-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down by Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts, under a subcontract from Electric Boat Company, as Bonita, making her the second ship of the United States Navy named for the bonito, any of several types of fish including the tunny (Orcynus pelamys), the skipjack (Sarda mediterranea), the medregal (Seriola fasciata), or the cobia (Elacate canada).
USS C-5 (SS-16) USS C-5 (SS-16) was a C-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down by Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts, under a subcontract from Electric Boat Company, as Snapper, making her the first ship of the United States Navy named for the snapper, a
USS Cabildo (LSD-16) USS Cabildo (LSD-16) was a Casa Grande-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was named for the Cabildo in New Orleans, the old town hall and now a historical museum, where the formal transfer of the Louisiana Territory from France to the United States took place.
USS Cachalot (SS-170) USS Cachalot (SC-4/SS-170), the lead ship of her class and one of the "V-boats", was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sperm whale. Her keel was laid down by the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
USS Callaghan (DD-792) USS Callaghan (DD-792), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan (1890–1942), who was killed in action in the bitter Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
USS Camden (AOE-2) The USS Camden (AOE-2) is the second ship of the United States Navy named after the city of Camden, New Jersey that lies on the Delaware River across from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was a Sacramento-class fast combat support ship, combining the functions of three logistic support ships in one hull - fleet oiler (AO), ammunition ship (AE), and refrigerated stores ship (AF).
USS Canandaigua (IX-233) USS Canandaigua (IX-233), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Canandaigua, New York. She was acquired by the Navy 20 September 1945 and placed in service.
USS Canberra (CA-70) USS Canberra (CA-70, ex-CAG-2, ex-CA-70) was a Baltimore class heavy cruiser laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Company Fore River Shipyard at Quincy in Massachusetts on 3 September 1941, launched on 19 April 1943 by Lady Alice C. Dixon and commissioned on 14 October 1943.
USS Canonicus (1863) The first USS Canonicus was a single-turret monitor in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. The lead ship of her class, she was originally named for Canonicus, a chief of the Narragansett Indians.
USS Capitaine (SS-336) USS Capitaine (SS/AGSS-336), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the capitaine, a brilliantly colored fish inhabiting waters of the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Panama.
USS Card (CVE-11) USS Card (AVG-11/ACV-11/CVE-11/CVHE-11/CVU-11/T-CVU-11/T-AKV-40) was a Bogue-class escort aircraft carrier. Her hull was laid down on 27 October 1941 as a C-3 cargo ship but it was acquired from the Maritime Commission while under construction and was converted into an escort carrier.
USS Caribou (IX-114) USS Caribou (IX-114), an Armadillo-class tanker designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the caribou, a North American reindeer, native to Canada, Alaska, and Greenland. Her keel was laid down by the California Shipbuilding Corporation, in Wilmington, California, as Nathaniel B.
USS Carmick (DD-493) USS Carmick (DD-493/DMS-33), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Daniel Carmick, an officer in the USMC who served during the Quasi-War with France and during the War of 1812.
USS Carmita (IX-152) USS Carmita (IX-152), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, the second ship of the United States Navy to have the name, was named for the first Carmita, a schooner captured during the American Civil War. Formerly known as Slate, she was acquired and placed in service on 11 May 1944.
USS Carney (DDG-64) USS Carney (DDG-64) is 14th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. The ship is the first to be named after Admiral Robert Carney who served as Chief of Naval Operations during the Eisenhower administration.
USS Carolina (1812) USS Carolina, a schooner, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the British colony that became the states of North Carolina and South Carolina. Her keel was laid down at Charleston, South Carolina.
USS Carolina (1906) USS Carolina, a United States Coast Guard vessel, was built at Morehead City, North Carolina, in 1906. In accordance with Federal legislation of 28 January 1915, this ship was automatically transferred to the United States Navy upon United States entry into World War I.
USS Caron (DD-970) USS Caron (DD-970) was a Spruance-class destroyer, named for Hospital Corpsman Third Class Wayne Caron (1946–1968), who was killed in action during the Vietnam War, and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
USS Carp (SS-338) USS Carp (SS/AGSS/IXSS-338), a Balao-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the carp, a fresh water fish inhabiting the waters of Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America.
USS Carpellotti (APD-136) USS Carpellotti (APD-136) was a Crosley-class high-speed transport, the second ship of the United States Navy to be assigned the name Carpellotti, after Marine Private First Class Louis J. Carpellotti (1918–1942), who was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his actions on Tulagi, Solomon Islands, during the Battle of Guadalcanal.
USS Carter Hall Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Carter Hall, named in honor of Carter Hall, an estate of Nathan Burwell, a colonial governor of Virginia, in the lower Shenandoah Valley, near the town of Winchester, Virginia.
USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) is a Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship to be named for Carter Hall, an estate near Winchester, Virginia, built in the 1790s.
USS Casimir Pulaski (SSBN-633) USS Casimir Pulaski (SSBN-633), a James Madison-class ballistic missile submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Kazimierz Pułaski (1745–1779), a Polish soldier who served in the American Revolutionary War.
USS Cassin (DD-43) The first USS Cassin (DD-43) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy during World War I. She was later transferred to the United States Coast Guard, where she was designated CG-1.
USS Cassin Young (DD-793) USS Cassin Young (DD-793), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Captain Cassin Young (1894–1942), who was awarded the Medal of Honor after Pearl Harbor and killed in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
USS Caswell (AKA-72) USS Caswell (AKA-72) was a Tolland class attack cargo ship named after Caswell County, North Carolina. Like all AKAs, Caswell 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 Cavalla (SS-244) USS Cavalla (SS/SSK/AGSS-244), a Gato-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the cavalla, a salt water fish of the pompano family inhabiting waters off the eastern coast of the Americas from Cape Cod to Rio de la Plata.
USS Cavallaro (APD-128) USS Cavallaro (DE-712/APD-128) was a Crosley-class high speed transport of the United States Navy, named after Ensign Salvatore John Cavallaro (1920–1943), who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his gallant service in the invasion of Sicily.
USS Cebu (ARG-6) The USS Cebu (ARG-6) was a Luzon-class internal combustion engine repair ship in the service of the United States Navy in World War II. Named after Cebu, an island in the Philippines, it was the second ship of the Navy to bear this name.
USS Celeno (AK-76) The USS Celeno (AK-76) was a Crater-class cargo ship in the service of the United States Navy in World War II. Named with a variant spelling of the star Celaeno in the constellation Pleiades, it was the only ship of the Navy to bear this name.
USS Centaurus (AKA-17) USS Centaurus (AKA-17) was an Andromeda class attack cargo ship named after the constellation Centaurus. She was one of a handful of World War II AKAs manned by officers and crew from the United States Coast Guard.
USS Ceres (1856) USS Ceres, an armed side-wheel merchant steamer, was built at Keyport, New Jersey in 1856. Ceres was purchased by the United States Navy on September 11, 1861, fitted out at the Washington Navy Yard, and commissioned the same month, Acting Master J.
USS Cero (SS-225) USS Cero (SS-225), a Gato-class submarine, was the first submarine and second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the cero, a large food and game fish of the mackerel family, found chiefly in the West Indies.
USS Cimarron (AO-22) USS Cimarron (AO-22) was a Cimarron-class oiler serving with the United States Navy and only the second ship to be named for the Cimarron River in the southwestern United States. She was launched 7 January 1939 by Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Chester, Pennsylvania; sponsored by Mrs.
USS Cincinnati (SSN-693) USS Cincinnati (SSN-693), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Cincinnati, Ohio. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 4 February 1971 and her keel was laid down on 6 April 1974.
USS Circe (AKA-25) USS Circe (AKA-25) was an Artemis class attack cargo ship named after the asteroid 34 Circe, which in turn was named after Circe, a goddess or sorceress in Greek mythology. USS Circe served as a commissioned ship for 18 months.
USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN-705) USS City Of Corpus Christi (SSN-705), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Corpus Christi, Texas, though she is the only one required to bear the "City of" prefix (added to placate protesters who felt it improper to name a warship "the body of Christ", which is the meaning of the phrase "Corpus Christi").
USS City of Dalhart (IX-156) USS City of Dalhart (IX-156), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Dalhart, Texas. Her keel was laid down in 1921 by Oscar Daniels Company, in Tampa, Florida.
USS Clamagore (SS-343) USS Clamagore (SS-343) was a Balao-class submarine of the United States Navy, named for the clamagore or blue parrotfish Scarus coeruleus found in the West Indies and along the Atlantic coast as far north as Maryland.
USS Cogswell (DD-651) USS Cogswell (DD-651) was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy, serving in World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War. The ship is named in honor of Rear Admiral James Kelsey Cogswell, who served during the Spanish-American War, and Captain Francis Cogswell, who served during World War I.
USS Cohoes (1867) USS Cohoes—a single-turreted, twin-screw monitor— was still under construction at the close of the American Civil War. She was a Casco-class, light-draft monitor intended for service in the shallow bays, rivers, and inlets of the Confederacy.
USS Collier (1864) USS Collier was a stern wheel steamer built at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1864 as the Allen Collier and purchased by the United States Navy on 7 December of that year. The ship was commissioned as the USS Allen Collier on 18 March 1865 and renamed to be USS Collier soon thereafter.
USS Colorado (BB-45) USS Colorado (BB-45), the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 38th state, was the lead ship of her class of battleships. Her keel was laid down on 29 May 1919 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation of Camden, New Jersey.
USS Columbia (C-12) The fourth USS Columbia (C-12/CA-16) was an unarmored cruiser in the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War and World War I. She was the lead ship of her class of two cruisers; her sister ship was Minneapolis (C-13).
USS Columbia (SSN-771) USS Columbia (SSN-771), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the eighth ship of the United States Navy to bear that name. The earlier Columbias were given their names for differing reasons; SSN-771 was specifically named in honor of Columbia, South Carolina, Columbia, Missouri, and Columbia, Illinois.
USS Columbus (SSN-762) USS Columbus (SSN-762), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Columbus, Ohio. 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 9 January 1991.
USS Comber (SS-527) USS Comber (SS-527), a Tench-class submarine, was the second submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the comber, a fish found in the Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the eastern Atlantic as far north as the British Isles.
USS Comfort (AH-6) The second USS Comfort (AH-6) was launched 18 March 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by First Lieutenant E. Hatchitt, USAMC; transferred to the Navy the same day; converted to a hospital ship by Bethlehem Steel Co.
USS Commodore (IX-7) USS Commodore (IX-7), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for that naval rank. She was built in 1875 at Cleveland, Ohio, purchased by the United States Navy at Chicago, Illinois, on 1 September 1918, and stationed at Chicago under command of Captain E.
USS Commodore Hull USS Commodore Hull, a side wheel ferryboat, was built at the New York in 1860 (or 1861 ) as the civilian ferryboat Nuestra Señora del Regla, intended for use at Havana, Cuba. Purchased by the Union Navy 1862-09-01, she was converted to a gunboat and commissioned on 1862-11-27, Acting Master W.
USS Compton (DD-705) USS Compton (DD-705), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Lewis Compton, who served in active duty in the Navy during World War I and Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 9 February 1940 to 13 February 1941.
USS Comte de Grasse (DD-974) USS Comte de Grasse (DD-974), named for Admiral Francois-Joseph Paul, Comte de Grasse (1722-1788), was a Spruance class destroyer built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula in Mississippi.
USS Conecuh (AOR-110) Named after the Conecuh River in Alabama, the USS Conecuh (AOR-110) was a replenishment fleet tanker, originally built by F. Schichau, Danzig, in 1938 as a combination oiler and supply vessel for the German Navy and christened as Dithmarschen.
USS Conestoga Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Conestoga. The name is derived from the Conestoga wagon, a broad-wheel, covered, wagon originated in Conestoga PA, for use in soft soil and on the prairies.
USS Congaree (IX-84) USS Congaree (IX-84), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Congaree River in South Carolina. Formerly known as Wakiva, she was an auxiliary yawl acquired by the Navy and placed in service at Port Everglades Section Base on 17 October 1942 for inshore patrol duty in the 7th Naval District.
USS Conger (SS-477) USS Conger (SS/AGSS-477), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the conger, an eel found in warm seas at moderate depths, common to both coasts of the Atlantic Ocean.
USS Connecticut (BB-18) The fourth Connecticut (BB-18), the lead ship of her class of battleship was launched 29 September 1904 by the New York Navy Yard sponsored by Miss A. Welles, granddaughter of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy during the American Civil War, and commissioned 29 September 1906 with Captain William Swift in command.
USS Constellation (1854) The USS Constellation constructed in 1854 is a sloop-of-war, or corvette, and the second United States Navy ship to carry this famous name. Her keel was laid on 25 June 1853, in Gosport Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia, at the same time as the original 1797 frigate Constellation was being broken up.
USS Constitution (CC-5) The keel of a Lexington-class battlecruiser, to have been named USS Constitution (CC-5), was laid at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in September 1920, but the class was cancelled in 1923 by the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922.
USS Coolbaugh (DE-217) USS Coolbaugh (DE-217), a Buckley class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Lieutenant (junior grade) Walter W. Coolbaugh (1914-1942), who was killed in an aircraft accident on 19 December 1942.
USS Copahee (CVE-12) The USS Copahee (CVE-12) was a Bogue-class escort aircraft carrier that served in the United States Navy during World War II. Originally classified AVG-12, was changed to ACV-12, 20 August 1942; CVE-12, 15 July 1943; and CVHE-12, 12 June 1955.
USS Copperfin USS Copperfin is the fictitious submarine on which the 1943 movie Destination Tokyo was set. Scenes inside the submarine were shot in soundstage sets (which were constructed to be very unrealistically spacious).
USS Coral Sea (CV-43) USS Coral Sea (CV/CVB/CVA-43), a Midway-class aircraft carrier, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Battle of the Coral Sea. She earned the affectionate nickname "Ageless Warrior" through her long career.
USS Core (CVE-13) The USS Core (CVE-13) was originally classified AVG-13, but was reclassified ACV-13, 20 August 1942; CVE-13, 15 July 1943; CVHE-13, 12 June 1955; CVU-13, 1 July 1958; and T-AKV-41, 7 May 1959. She was launched 15 May 1942 by Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp.
USS Corry (DD-463) USS Corry (DD-463), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for William Merrill Corry, Jr., an officer in the Navy during World War I and a recipient of the Medal of Honor.
USS Corvina (SS-226) USS Corvina (SS-226), a Gato-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the corvina, any of various important food fishes related to the weakfish and the croaker of the Atlantic coast. Her keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut.
USS Covington (1863) The first Covington, a side wheel steamer, was purchased in February 1863 from Samuel Wiggins at Cincinnati, Ohio; fitted for service at Cairo, Illinois; and assigned to the Mississippi Squadron, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant J. S.
USS Cowie (DD-632) USS Cowie (DD-632), a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Thomas Jefferson Cowie, who was awarded the Navy Cross and served the Navy in various forms until his death in 1936.
USS Crater (AK-70) The USS Crater (AK-70) was the lead ship of the Crater-class of converted liberty ship cargo ships in the service of the United States Navy in World War II. Named after the southern hemisphere constellation Crater, it was the only ship of the Navy to bear this name.
USS Crevalle (SS-291) USS Crevalle (SS/AGSS-291), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the crevalle, the yellow mackerel, a food fish, found on both coasts of tropical America, and in the Atlantic as far north as Cape Cod. "Crevalle" is pronounced "CREV-alley," with the accent on the first syllable, to rhyme with "reveille.
USS Croatan (CVE-25) The USS Croatan (CVE-25) (previously AVG-25 then ACV-25) was an escort aircraft carrier launched 1 August 1942 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, Washington, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs.
USS Cromwell (DE-1014) USS Cromwell (DE-1014), a Dealey-class destroyer escort, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Captain John P. Cromwell (1901–1943), who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his sacrificial heroism while commanding USS Sculpin (SS-191).
USS Cronin USS Cronin has been the name of two ships of the United States Navy. They are both named in honor of Chief Gunner Cornelius Cronin (1838–1912), who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his "coolness and close attention to duty" in the Battle of Mobile Bay.
USS Cronin (DE-704) USS Cronin (DE/DEC-704) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Chief Gunner Cornelius Cronin (1838–1912), who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his "coolness and close attention to duty" in the Battle of Mobile Bay.
USS Culebra Island (ARG-7) The USS Culebra Island (ARG-7) was a Luzon-class internal combustion engine repair ship in the service of the United States Navy in World War II. Named after Culebra, an island between Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, it was the only ship of the Navy to bear this name.
USS Currier (DE-700) USS Currier was a destroyer escort, named after Lieutenant Roger Noon Currier, who was born in Portland, Oregon on 20 April 1913; he graduated from the United States Naval Academy on 3 June 1937. Embarked in USS Atlanta, he was killed during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on the night of 13 November 1942.
USS Cutlass (SS-478) USS Cutlass (SS-478), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the cutlassfish, a long, thin fish found widely along the coasts of the United States and in the West Indies.
USS Cuttlefish (SS-171) USS Cuttlefish (SC-5/SS-171), a Cachalot-class submarine and one of the "V-boats," was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Cuttlefish, a ten-armed marine mollusk similar to the squid. Her keel was laid down by Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut.
USS D-1 (SS-17) USS D-1 (SS-17) was the lead ship of the D-class submarines of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down by Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts, under a subcontract from Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut, as Narwhal, making her the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the narwhal, a gray and white arctic whale which averages 20 feet in length, the male of which has a long, twisted ivory tusk of commercial value.
USS D-2 (SS-18) USS D-2 (SS-18) was a D-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down by Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts, under a subcontract from Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut, as Grayling, making her the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Arctic grayling, a fresh-water game fish closely related to the trout.
USS D-3 (SS-19) USS D-3 (SS-19) was a D-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down by Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts, under a subcontract from Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut, as Salmon, making her the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the salmon.
USS Dace (SSN-607) USS Dace (SSN-607), a Permit-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the dace, any of several small North American fresh-water fishes of the carp family. The contract to build her was awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi on 3 March 1959 and her keel was laid down on 6 June 1960.
USS Daly (DD-519) USS Daly (DD-519), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Marine Sergeant Major Daniel Daly, (1873–1937), one of the very few people to be twice awarded the Medal of Honor.
USS Darby (DE-218) USS Darby (DE-218), a Buckley class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Marshall E. Darby (1918-1941), who was killed in action, while serving aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma, during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941.
USS Darter (SS-227) USS Darter (SS-227), a Gato class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the darter, any of many small American fresh-water fishes, closely related to the perch family. Her keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut.
USS Darter (SS-576) USS Darter (SS-576), a unique submarine based on the Tang class but incorporating many improvements, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the darter (fish), a type of small American fresh-water fish closely related to the perch.
USS David R. Ray (DD-971) USS David R. Ray (DD-971), named for Hospital Corpsman Second Class David Robert Ray a Sailor killed in 1969 and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, was a Spruance class destroyer built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula in Mississippi.
USS Davis (DD-937) USS Davis (DD-937), named for Commander George Fleming Davis USN (1911-1945), commanding officer of USS Walke (DD-723), killed in action at Lingayen Gulf on Luzon in the Philippine Islands on 6 January 1945 and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, was a Forrest Sherman class destroyer of the United States Navy laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Quincy, Massachusetts on 1 February 1955, launched on 28 March 1956 by Mrs. G.
USS Davison (DD-618) USS Davison (DD-618) (later as DMS-37), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander Gregory Caldwell Davison, who was known for specializing in torpedo boat operations.
USS Dealey (DE-1006) USS Dealey (DE-1006), the lead ship of her class of destroyer escort, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Commander Samuel D. Dealey, who was awarded the Medal of Honor as captain of the famous World War II submarine USS Harder.

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