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USS Deane (1778) The Continental Navy frigate USS Deane, named after American commissioner to France Silas Deane, was built at Nantes, France, and brought to the United States in May 1778 to be prepared for sea. She was later named Hague.
USS Decatur (DDG-73) USS Decatur (DDG-73) is an Arleigh Burke class destroyer. The fifth ship to carry the name, Decatur was laid down on 11 January 1996 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 9 November 1996, sponsored by Mrs.
USS Defiant The USS Defiant is a fictional starship in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space 9 and the feature film Star Trek: First Contact. The ship first appears in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Search, Part I", after which it continues to play a significant role throughout the series.
USS Defiant (NCC-1764) In the Star Trek universe, the USS Defiant (NCC-1764) is one of the original twelve Federation Constitution-class starships. The Defiant is seen in the original series episode "The Tholian Web" and in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "In a Mirror, Darkly".
USS Deperm (ADG-10) The USS Deperm (ADG-10) was a degaussing vessel of the United States Navy, named after the term deperm, a procedure for erasing the permanent magnetism from ships and submarines to camouflage them against magnetic detection vessels and enemy marine mines. Originally planned as a patrol craft escort (PCE-883), she was laid down in 1943, launched in 1944, and commissioned in 1945.
USS Detroit (AOE-4) The fifth USS Detroit (AOE-4) was the fourth and last Sacramento-class fast combat support ship built for the United States Navy. She was laid down 29 November 1966 by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington; launched 21 June 1969; and commissioned 28 March 1970.
USS Devastator (AM-318) The first USS Devastator (AM-318/MSF-318) was an auxiliary ship of the United States Navy. She served as an escort vessel during the latter half of the Second World War, and later saw service in the Korean War.
USS Devilfish (SS-292) USS Devilfish (SS/AGSS-292), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the devilfish, any of several gigantic, viviparous rays found in warm seas, the octopus or other large cephalopods.
USS Dewey Three ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Dewey, named in honor of Admiral George Dewey (1837–1917), best known for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.
USS Dewey (DDG-105) The third USS Dewey (DDG-105) will be an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. Dewey is named after Admiral George Dewey, hero of the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.
USS Deyo (DD-989) USS Deyo (DD-989), a Spruance-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Vice Admiral Morton L. Deyo (1887–1973), a veteran destroyerman and distinguished naval gunfire support task force commander of World War II.
USS Diablo (SS-479) USS Diablo (SS/AGSS-479), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the diablo, a member of the batfish family, common in the West Indies and along the southern coast of the United states. Her keel was laid down by the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
USS Dickerson (DD-157) USS Dickerson (DD-157) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy, and was converted to a high-speed transport at Charleston, South Carolina and designated APD-21 in 1943. She was named for Mahlon Dickerson (1770–1853), Secretary of the Navy from 1834 to 1838.
USS Dolphin Seven ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Dolphin, commemorating the dolphin, a gregarious aquatic mammal having a pointed muzzle, and found in most oceans; also, a swift, spiny-finned fish having a long dorsal fin and iridescent body, and found throughout warm seas.
USS Dolphin (AGSS-555) USS Dolphin (AGSS-555) was the United States Navy's only operational diesel-electric, deep-diving, research and development submarine. Her keel was laid down on 19 December 1964 at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine.
USS Dolphin (SS-169) USS Dolphin (SF-10/SSC-3/SS-169), a unique submarine and one of the "V-boats," was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the aquatic mammal. She also bore the name V-7 and the classifications SF-10 and SSC-3 prior to her commissioning.
USS Domino (IX-208) USS Domino (IX-208), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the game piece. The freighter was acquired from the War Shipping Administration in May 1945.
USS Don Marquis (IX-215) USS Don Marquis (IX-215), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for that writer, poet, and artist. Her keel was laid down by the California Shipbuilding Corporation, in Los Angeles, California.
USS Doneff (DE-49) The USS Doneff (DE-49) was an Evarts-class destroyer escort which served in the Pacific Theater of Operations. The only encounter with the Imperial Japanese Navy was the sighting of one or two zero fighters during the operational time spent in the Aleutian Islands.
USS Donnell (DE-56) USS Donnell (DE-56), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Earl Roe Donnell (1918 - 1942), who was killed in action while serving in Scouting Squadron 6 aboard the aircraft carrier Enterprise (CV-6) during an attack on the Marshall Islands on 6 February 1942.
USS Dorado (SS-248) USS Dorado (SS-248), a Gato-class submarine, was the first submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the dorado, also known as the dolphinfish or mahi-mahi. Her keel was laid down on 27 August 1942 by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut.
USS Dorado (SS-526) USS Dorado (SS-526), a Tench-class submarine, was the second submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the dorado, the Spanish language name for the fish also known as the dolphinfish and the mahi-mahi. Her keel was laid down, but construction was canceled on 29 July 1944.
USS Dorchester (APB-46) USS Dorchester (APB-46), a Benewah-class barracks ship, was the second ship of the United States Navy named for Dorchester County, Maryland, and Dorchester County, South Carolina. Her hull classification symbol was initially to be LST-1112.
USS Dorothea (1898) USS Dorothea, a civilian vessel that retained her original name when purchased by the Navy for use as a gunboat, was the only ship of the United States Navy to bear that name, though other ships have been named
USS Drum (SS-228) USS Drum (SS-228) was a Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy, named after the drum, any of various types of fish capable of making a drumming sound. Drum is presently on display as a museum ship in Mobile, Alabama.
USS Drum (SSN-677) USS Drum (SSN-677), a Sturgeon-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for any of various fishes capable of making a drumming noise, best known on the Atlantic coast. The contract to build her was awarded to Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 15 March 1967, and her keel was laid down on 20 August 1968.
USS Dugong (SS-353) USS Dugong (SS-353), would have been a Balao-class submarine, the only submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the dugong, an aquatic herbivorous mammal related to the manatee. Her construction was canceled on 23 October 1944.
USS Duncan (DD-485) USS Duncan (DD-485), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Silas Duncan, who was severely wounded by enemy fire which caused the loss of his right arm during the Battle of Lake Champlain, 11 September 1814.
USS Duncan (DD-874) USS Duncan (DD-874), named for Captain Silas Duncan USN (1788–1834), was a Gearing-class destroyer laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas on 22 May 1944, launched on 27 October 1944 by Mrs. D.
USS Dunderberg Dunderberg, which is a Swedish word meaning "thunder(ing) mountain," was an ocean-going ironclad screw frigate of 16 guns. She was designed by Lenthall as a reproduction of CSS Virginia, with two 21-foot screws, sloping armored casemate sides, and a 50-foot ram.
USS Duplin (AKA-87) USS Duplin (AKA-87) was an Achernar class attack cargo ship named after Duplin County, North Carolina. Like all AKAs, Duplin 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 Dutton (AGS-22) Launched as the SS Tuskegee Victory in 1945, Maritime Commission hull number 682, is a type VC2-S-AP3 Victory ship. She was renamed USS Dutton (AGS-22), the second US Navy ship named in honor of Captain Benjamin Dutton, Jr.
USS Duxbury Bay (AVP-38) USS Duxbury Bay (AVP-38) was a Barnegat class small seaplane tender in the United States Navy, named for a bay on the coast of Massachusetts. She was launched 2 October 1944 by Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington; sponsored by Mrs.
USS Dyess (DD-880) USS Dyess (DD/DDR-880), a Gearing-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Aquilla James Dyess (1909–1944). Dyess was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his leadership of his battalion of Marines in the Battle of Kwajalein.
USS Earle (DD-635) USS Earle (DD-635), a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Ralph Earle, an expert on guns and explosives, he was made Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance shortly before the United States entered World War I.
USS Eastwind (IX-234) USS Eastwind (IX-234), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be given that name. The former German ocean racing yacht was taken over by the Navy in April 1946 arriving in the United States for assignment to the United States Naval Academy.
USS Eberle (DD-430) USS Eberle (DD-430), a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to hold this name. The ship is named for Rear Admiral Edward Walter Eberle, who commanded of the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets and was Chief of Naval Operations from 1923 to 1927.
USS Edson (DD-946) USS Edson (DD-946) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Colonel Merritt “Red Mike” Edson USMC (1897–1955), who was awarded the Medal of Honor while serving as Commanding Officer of the First Marine Raider Battalion.
USS Eel (SS-354) USS Eel (SS-354), would have been a Balao-class submarine, the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the eels, an order of voracious, snakelike fishes, having a smooth, slimy skin and no pelvic fins.
USS Effingham (1777) Effingham, a frigate of the Continental Navy named after the Earl of Effingham, was built at Philadelphia in 1776 and 1777, and Captain John Barry was ordered to command her. When the British took possession of Philadelphia in September 1777, Barry was ordered to take the uncompleted ship up the Delaware River to a place of safety.
USS Eichenberger (DE-202) USS Eichenberger (DE-202), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Charles Emil Eichenberger Jr. (1920-1942), who was killed in aerial combat on 12 September 1942 during the attack on the Solomon Islands
USS El Cano (IX-79) USS El Cano (IX-79), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Elcano (PG-38). A schooner, she was acquired 8 August 1942 as Pioneer, renamed El Cano on 17 August 1942, and served in a noncommissioned status in the 11th Naval District during World War II.
USS El Paso (PF-41) USS El Paso (PF-41) was a Tacoma-class frigate manned by the United States Coast Guard for the United States Navy. She was named after El Paso, a city situated in Western Texas and along the border with New Mexico and Chihuahua, Mexico.
USS Eldorado (AGC-11) USS Eldorado (AGC-11) was a Mount McKinley class amphibious force command ship named after a mountain range in Nevada. She was designed as an amphibious force flagship, a floating command post with advanced communications equipment and extensive combat information spaces to be used by the amphibious forces commander and landing force commander during large-scale operations.
USS Electra USS Electra has been the name of two ships in the service of the United States Navy. Both ships are named after the star Electra, which in turn is named for Electra the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology.
USS Elk (IX-115) USS Elk (IX-115), an Armadillo-class tanker designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the elk, a large deer of the northern forests of Europe, Asia, and North America. Her keel was laid down by California Shipbuilding Corporation, in Wilmington, California, as William Winter for the Maritime Commission.
USS Ellet (DD-398) USS Ellet (DD-398) was a Benham-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for five members of the Ellet family of Pennsylvania who rendered service during the American Civil War: Colonel Charles Ellet, Jr.
USS Elliot (DD-146) USS Elliot (DD–146) was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War II, first reclassified as DMS-4, and later reclassified as AG-104. She was named for Lieutenant Commander Richard M.
USS Elliot (DD-967) USS Elliot (DD-967) was a Spruance-class destroyer in the United States Navy. Built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi, the ship was named for Lieutenant Commander Arthur J.
USS Ellyson (DD-454) USS Ellyson (DD-454/DMS-19), a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Theodore Gordon Ellyson, a submariner who became the first officer of the United States Navy to be designated a naval aviator.
USS Elrod (FFG-55) USS Elrod (FFG-55), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, is a ship of the United States Navy named for Captain Henry T. Elrod (1905–1941), a Marine aviator who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the defense of Wake Island in World War II.
USS Emerald (PYc-1) The third USS Emerald (PYC-1), a yacht, was built in 1922 as Savitar by Consolidated Shipbuilding Co., Morris Heights, New York; acquired by the Navy 25 October 1940 ; and commissioned 27 December 1940, Lieutenant (junior grade) Robert W.
USS Endicott (DD-495) USS Endicott (DD-495), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Samuel Endicott, who served as a quarter gunner on board Enterprise in the Barbary Wars. He volunteered to participate in the expedition under Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, Jr.
USS England (DE-635) USS England (DE-635), a Buckley class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign John C. England (1920-1941), who was killed in action aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941.
USS Enright (DE-216) USS Enright (DE-216/APD-66), a Buckley class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Robert Paul Francis Enright (1916-1942), who was killed in action, while serving aboard the destroyer USS Hammann, during the Battle of Midway on 6 June 1942.
USS Enterprise USS Enterprise is commonly used to refer both to American ships and the Star Trek ships named after them. In both cases a few ships do not officially carry the USS prefix, but common usage puts them in this list.
USS Enterprise (1775) Enterprise was a Continental Navy sloop-of-war that served in Lake Champlain during the American Revolutionary War. She is the first of a long and prestigious line of United States Navy ships to bear the name Enterprise.
USS Enterprise (1799) The third USS Enterprise, a schooner, was built by Henry Spencer at Baltimore, Maryland, in 1799, and placed under the command of Lieutenant John Shaw. This ship was overhauled and rebuilt several times, effectively changing from a twelve gun schooner to a fourteen gun topsail schooner and eventually to a brig rigged ship.
USS Enterprise (1874) The fifth USS Enterprise, a barque-rigged screw sloop, was launched 13 June 1874 at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, USA, by John W. Griffith, a private contractor; and commissioned 16 March 1877, Commander George C.
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B) In the Star Trek fictional universe, the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B) (or Enterprise-B) is a modified Excelsior class starship, commissioned in 2293 and initially captained by John Harriman. The Enterprise-B is the third starship commissioned since the Federation's founding to carry the name.
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C) The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C) (or Enterprise-C) is a fictional starship that appears in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Yesterday's Enterprise". This Ambassador-class starship, under the command of Captain Rachel Garrett, is the fourth starship Enterprise commissioned since the Federation's founding.
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) (or Enterprise-D, to distinguish it from prior starships with the same name) is a 24th century starship in the Star Trek fictional universe and the principal setting of the Star Trek: The Next Generation television series. The Enterprise-D is a Galaxy-class ship and the fifth Federation starship to carry the name.
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) The fictional Sovereign-class USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) (or Enterprise-E) is the primary setting of the films Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, and Star Trek: Nemesis. In Star Trek, it is the sixth starship commissioned since the Federation's founding to carry the name Enterprise.
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-J) The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-J) is a fictional starship in the Star Trek universe. The ship is featured in the episode "Azati Prime" of Star Trek: Enterprise and was purportedly built in the 26th century.
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) The USS Enterprise, (NCC-1701) is a fictional starship in the television series Star Trek, which chronicled the vessel's most famous assignment, a five-year mission of exploration and diplomacy under Captain James T. Kirk's command.
USS Enterprise (XCV 330) The USS Enterprise XCV 330 is a starship (or spaceship) in the Star Trek universe. Its image appears in Star Trek: The Motion Picture among a chronological series of illustrations depicting previous ships named Enterprise.
USS Epperson (DD-719) USS Epperson (DD/DDE-719) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for United States Marine Corps Private Harold G. Epperson (1923–1944), who was postumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Battle of Saipan.
USS Equinox The USS Equinox (NCC-72381) was a Nova class starship in Starfleet in the fictional universe of Star Trek. It appeared in a Star Trek: Voyager episode titled Equinox when the USS Voyager encountered it in the Delta Quadrant
USS Essex (1799) The first USS Essex of the United States Navy was a sailing frigate that participated in the Quasi-War with France, the Barbary Wars, and in the War of 1812, during which she was captured by the British (1814).
USS Essex (1876) USS Essex, the third ship of that name, a wooden screw steamer, was built by the United States and Donald Mackay at East Boston, Massachusetts; commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 3 October 1876, Commander W. S.
USS Essex (LHD-2) USS Essex (LHD-2) is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship commissioned on 17 October 1992. Dick Cheney, then the Secretary of Defense in the first Bush Administration, spoke at the commissioning ceremony; the Essex was moored at North Island NAS, next to the Kitty Hawk (CV-63).
USS Estes (AGC-12) USS Estes (AGC-12) was a Mount McKinley class amphibious force command ship named after a mountain peak in Colorado. She was designed as an amphibious force flagship, a floating command post with advanced communications equipment and extensive combat information spaces to be used by the amphibious forces commander and landing force commander during large-scale operations.
USS Euhaw (IX-85) USS Euhaw (IX-85), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Euhaw tribe of Native Americans in the United States. Formerly known as Mayhap, she was acquired by the Navy in 1942 and placed in service in the 7th Naval District on 13 October of that year.
USS Eversole (DD-789) USS Eversole (DD-789) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant (junior grade) John T. Eversole (1915–1942), a naval aviator who was killed in the Battle of Midway.
USS Execute (AM-232) The USS Execute (AM-232) an Admirable class minesweeper, commissioned 15 November 1944 and stricken from the Navy list on 1 May 1962. She served in the Pacific during World War II and participated in the Battle of Okinawa.
USS F-1 (SS-20) USS F-1 (SS-20) was an F-class submarine. She was named Carp when her keel was laid down by Union Iron Works of San Francisco, California, making her the first ship of the United States Navy named for the carp, a freshwater fish inhabiting the waters of Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America.
USS F-2 (SS-21) USS F-2 (SS-21), an F-class submarine, was named Barracuda when her keel was laid down by Union Iron Works of San Francisco, California, but was renamed on 17 November 1911. She was launched on 19 March 1912 sponsored by Miss A.
USS F-3 (SS-22) USS F-3 (SS-22), was a F-class submarine. She was named Pickerel when her keel was laid down by the Moran Brothers Company of Seattle, Washington, making her the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pickerel, a type of pike.
USS Fanning (DD-37) The first USS Fanning (DD-37) was a modified Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated as CG-11. She was named for Nathaniel Fanning.
USS Farragut (Star Trek) In the fictional Star Trek universe, three starships have carried the name USS Farragut: a 23rd century ship mentioned in Star Trek: The Original Series's "Obsession", a 24th century ship seen in Star Trek: Generations and mentioned in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's "...Nor the Battle to the Strong, and a 24th century ship mentioned in Deep Space Nine's "Chrysalis".
USS Fechteler (DD-870) USS Fechteler (DD-870), named for Lieutenant Augustus F. Fechteler USN (1857–1922), was a Gearing-class destroyer laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Staten Island in New York on 12 April 1945, launched on 19 September 1945 by Miss Joan S.
USS Feldspar (IX-159) USS Feldspar (IX-159), a concrete barge designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for feldspar. She was acquired by the Navy and placed in service on 11 August 1944.
USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62), named for Lieutenant William Charles Fitzgerald, USN (1938-1967) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was laid down by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine 9 February 1993; launched 29 January 1994; and commissioned 14 October 1995 in Newport, R.
USS Flambeau (IX-192) USS Flambeau (IX-192), a tanker designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for a flaming torch. Her keel was laid down in 1919 by Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, in Chester, Pennsylvania, as S.
USS Flasher Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Flasher, named in honor of the flasher, a large edible fish, also known as tripletail. A member of the Lobotidae family of fishes, with an unusual placement of the second dorsal and anal fins, posteriorly on the body, close to the tail, it is found in the western Atlantic from Cape Cod to northern South America.
USS Flasher (SS-249) USS Flasher (SS-249) was a Gato-class submarine which served in the Pacific during World War II. She received three Presidential Unit Citations and six battle stars, and sank 21 ships for a record total of 100,231 tons of Japanese shipping, the only US submarine to exceed the 100,000 ton mark.
USS Flasher (SSN-613) USS Flasher (SSN-613), a Permit-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the flasher, a member of the Lobotidae family of fishes, which have an unusual placement of the second dorsal and anal fins, posteriorly on the body, close to the tail.
USS Flier (SS-250) USS Flier (SS-250), a Gato-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the flier, a round sunfish widely known in the United States. Her keel was laid down by Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut.
USS Flint (AE-32) USS Flint (AE-32/TAE-32) was the second ship of the Fleet to be named in honor of the City of Flint, Michigan. The first USS Flint (CL-97) was a light cruiser commissioned in San Francisco, California, in August 1944.
USS Flounder (SS-251) USS Flounder (SS-251), a Gato class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the flounder, a valuable food fish, many varieties of which are found in great schools along the Atlantic coast north of Cape Cod.
USS Flying Fish Three ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Flying Fish, named in honor of the flying fish, any of number of fishes of tropic and warm temperate seas whose long winglike fins make it possible for them to move some distance through the air.
USS Flying Fish (1838) The first USS Flying Fish (1838), a schooner, was formerly the New York pilot boat Independence; purchased at New York 3 August 1838; and upon joining her squadron in Hampton Roads 12 August 1838 was placed under command of Passed Midshipman S. R.
USS Flying Fish (SS-229) USS Flying Fish (SS/AGSS-229), a Gato-class submarine, was the first submarine and second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the flying fish, a family of fishes of tropic and warm temperate seas whose long winglike fins make it possible for them to move some distance through the air.
USS Flying Fish (SSN-673) USS Flying Fish (SSN-673), a Sturgeon-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the flying fish, any of number of fishes of tropic and warm temperate seas whose long winglike fins make it possible for them to move some distance through the air.
USS Fogg (DE-57) USS Fogg (DE/DER-57), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Carleton Thayer Fogg (1917-1942, who was killed in action while serving aboard the aircraft carrier Enterprise during the initial attack Kwajalein, 1 February
USS Fomalhaut (AK-22) USS Fomalhaut (AK-22/AKA-5/AE-20) was a Fomalhaut class attack cargo ship named after Fomalhaut, a star in the southern constellation Piscis Austrinus. She served as a commissioned ship for 4 years and 3 months.
USS Foote (DD-169) The second USS Foote (DD–169) was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Roxborough (I-07) and later to the Soviet Navy as Doblestnyj.
USS Forbes (IX-90) USS Forbes (IX-90), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy with that name. A sailing yacht formerly named Morning Star, Forbes served in a noncommissioned status in the 7th Naval District during World War II.
USS Foreman (DE-633) USS Foreman (DE-633), a Buckley class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Andrew L. Foreman (1920-1942), who was killed in action aboard the heavy cruiser USS New Orleans during the Battle of Tassafaronga 30 November 1942.
USS Forrest Royal (DD-872) USS Forrest Royal (DD-872), named for Rear Admiral Forrest Beton Royal USN (1893–1945), was a Gearing-class destroyer laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Staten Island in New York on 8 June 1945, launched on 17 January 1946 by Miss Katherine K. Royal, the daughter of Admiral Royal and commissioned on 29 June 1946 with Commander James M.
USS Decatur (DDG-73) USS Decatur (DDG-73) is an Arleigh Burke class destroyer. The fifth ship to carry the name, Decatur was laid down on 11 January 1996 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 9 November 1996, sponsored by Mrs.
USS Defiant The USS Defiant is a fictional starship in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space 9 and the feature film Star Trek: First Contact. The ship first appears in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Search, Part I", after which it continues to play a significant role throughout the series.
USS Defiant (NCC-1764) In the Star Trek universe, the USS Defiant (NCC-1764) is one of the original twelve Federation Constitution-class starships. The Defiant is seen in the original series episode "The Tholian Web" and in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "In a Mirror, Darkly".
USS Deperm (ADG-10) The USS Deperm (ADG-10) was a degaussing vessel of the United States Navy, named after the term deperm, a procedure for erasing the permanent magnetism from ships and submarines to camouflage them against magnetic detection vessels and enemy marine mines. Originally planned as a patrol craft escort (PCE-883), she was laid down in 1943, launched in 1944, and commissioned in 1945.
USS Detroit (AOE-4) The fifth USS Detroit (AOE-4) was the fourth and last Sacramento-class fast combat support ship built for the United States Navy. She was laid down 29 November 1966 by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington; launched 21 June 1969; and commissioned 28 March 1970.
USS Devastator (AM-318) The first USS Devastator (AM-318/MSF-318) was an auxiliary ship of the United States Navy. She served as an escort vessel during the latter half of the Second World War, and later saw service in the Korean War.
USS Devilfish (SS-292) USS Devilfish (SS/AGSS-292), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the devilfish, any of several gigantic, viviparous rays found in warm seas, the octopus or other large cephalopods.
USS Dewey Three ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Dewey, named in honor of Admiral George Dewey (1837–1917), best known for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.
USS Dewey (DDG-105) The third USS Dewey (DDG-105) will be an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. Dewey is named after Admiral George Dewey, hero of the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.
USS Deyo (DD-989) USS Deyo (DD-989), a Spruance-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Vice Admiral Morton L. Deyo (1887–1973), a veteran destroyerman and distinguished naval gunfire support task force commander of World War II.
USS Diablo (SS-479) USS Diablo (SS/AGSS-479), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the diablo, a member of the batfish family, common in the West Indies and along the southern coast of the United states. Her keel was laid down by the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
USS Dickerson (DD-157) USS Dickerson (DD-157) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy, and was converted to a high-speed transport at Charleston, South Carolina and designated APD-21 in 1943. She was named for Mahlon Dickerson (1770–1853), Secretary of the Navy from 1834 to 1838.
USS Dolphin Seven ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Dolphin, commemorating the dolphin, a gregarious aquatic mammal having a pointed muzzle, and found in most oceans; also, a swift, spiny-finned fish having a long dorsal fin and iridescent body, and found throughout warm seas.
USS Dolphin (AGSS-555) USS Dolphin (AGSS-555) was the United States Navy's only operational diesel-electric, deep-diving, research and development submarine. Her keel was laid down on 19 December 1964 at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine.
USS Dolphin (SS-169) USS Dolphin (SF-10/SSC-3/SS-169), a unique submarine and one of the "V-boats," was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the aquatic mammal. She also bore the name V-7 and the classifications SF-10 and SSC-3 prior to her commissioning.
USS Domino (IX-208) USS Domino (IX-208), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the game piece. The freighter was acquired from the War Shipping Administration in May 1945.
USS Don Marquis (IX-215) USS Don Marquis (IX-215), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for that writer, poet, and artist. Her keel was laid down by the California Shipbuilding Corporation, in Los Angeles, California.
USS Doneff (DE-49) The USS Doneff (DE-49) was an Evarts-class destroyer escort which served in the Pacific Theater of Operations. The only encounter with the Imperial Japanese Navy was the sighting of one or two zero fighters during the operational time spent in the Aleutian Islands.
USS Donnell (DE-56) USS Donnell (DE-56), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Earl Roe Donnell (1918 - 1942), who was killed in action while serving in Scouting Squadron 6 aboard the aircraft carrier Enterprise (CV-6) during an attack on the Marshall Islands on 6 February 1942.
USS Dorado (SS-248) USS Dorado (SS-248), a Gato-class submarine, was the first submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the dorado, also known as the dolphinfish or mahi-mahi. Her keel was laid down on 27 August 1942 by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut.
USS Dorado (SS-526) USS Dorado (SS-526), a Tench-class submarine, was the second submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the dorado, the Spanish language name for the fish also known as the dolphinfish and the mahi-mahi. Her keel was laid down, but construction was canceled on 29 July 1944.
USS Dorchester (APB-46) USS Dorchester (APB-46), a Benewah-class barracks ship, was the second ship of the United States Navy named for Dorchester County, Maryland, and Dorchester County, South Carolina. Her hull classification symbol was initially to be LST-1112.
USS Dorothea (1898) USS Dorothea, a civilian vessel that retained her original name when purchased by the Navy for use as a gunboat, was the only ship of the United States Navy to bear that name, though other ships have been named
USS Drum (SS-228) USS Drum (SS-228) was a Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy, named after the drum, any of various types of fish capable of making a drumming sound. Drum is presently on display as a museum ship in Mobile, Alabama.
USS Drum (SSN-677) USS Drum (SSN-677), a Sturgeon-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for any of various fishes capable of making a drumming noise, best known on the Atlantic coast. The contract to build her was awarded to Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 15 March 1967, and her keel was laid down on 20 August 1968.
USS Dugong (SS-353) USS Dugong (SS-353), would have been a Balao-class submarine, the only submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the dugong, an aquatic herbivorous mammal related to the manatee. Her construction was canceled on 23 October 1944.
USS Duncan (DD-485) USS Duncan (DD-485), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Silas Duncan, who was severely wounded by enemy fire which caused the loss of his right arm during the Battle of Lake Champlain, 11 September 1814.
USS Duncan (DD-874) USS Duncan (DD-874), named for Captain Silas Duncan USN (1788–1834), was a Gearing-class destroyer laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas on 22 May 1944, launched on 27 October 1944 by Mrs. D.
USS Dunderberg Dunderberg, which is a Swedish word meaning "thunder(ing) mountain," was an ocean-going ironclad screw frigate of 16 guns. She was designed by Lenthall as a reproduction of CSS Virginia, with two 21-foot screws, sloping armored casemate sides, and a 50-foot ram.
USS Duplin (AKA-87) USS Duplin (AKA-87) was an Achernar class attack cargo ship named after Duplin County, North Carolina. Like all AKAs, Duplin 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 Dutton (AGS-22) Launched as the SS Tuskegee Victory in 1945, Maritime Commission hull number 682, is a type VC2-S-AP3 Victory ship. She was renamed USS Dutton (AGS-22), the second US Navy ship named in honor of Captain Benjamin Dutton, Jr.
USS Duxbury Bay (AVP-38) USS Duxbury Bay (AVP-38) was a Barnegat class small seaplane tender in the United States Navy, named for a bay on the coast of Massachusetts. She was launched 2 October 1944 by Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington; sponsored by Mrs.
USS Dyess (DD-880) USS Dyess (DD/DDR-880), a Gearing-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Aquilla James Dyess (1909–1944). Dyess was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his leadership of his battalion of Marines in the Battle of Kwajalein.
USS Earle (DD-635) USS Earle (DD-635), a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Ralph Earle, an expert on guns and explosives, he was made Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance shortly before the United States entered World War I.
USS Eastwind (IX-234) USS Eastwind (IX-234), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be given that name. The former German ocean racing yacht was taken over by the Navy in April 1946 arriving in the United States for assignment to the United States Naval Academy.
USS Eberle (DD-430) USS Eberle (DD-430), a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to hold this name. The ship is named for Rear Admiral Edward Walter Eberle, who commanded of the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets and was Chief of Naval Operations from 1923 to 1927.
USS Edson (DD-946) USS Edson (DD-946) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Colonel Merritt “Red Mike” Edson USMC (1897–1955), who was awarded the Medal of Honor while serving as Commanding Officer of the First Marine Raider Battalion.
USS Eel (SS-354) USS Eel (SS-354), would have been a Balao-class submarine, the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the eels, an order of voracious, snakelike fishes, having a smooth, slimy skin and no pelvic fins.
USS Effingham (1777) Effingham, a frigate of the Continental Navy named after the Earl of Effingham, was built at Philadelphia in 1776 and 1777, and Captain John Barry was ordered to command her. When the British took possession of Philadelphia in September 1777, Barry was ordered to take the uncompleted ship up the Delaware River to a place of safety.
USS Eichenberger (DE-202) USS Eichenberger (DE-202), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Charles Emil Eichenberger Jr. (1920-1942), who was killed in aerial combat on 12 September 1942 during the attack on the Solomon Islands
USS El Cano (IX-79) USS El Cano (IX-79), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Elcano (PG-38). A schooner, she was acquired 8 August 1942 as Pioneer, renamed El Cano on 17 August 1942, and served in a noncommissioned status in the 11th Naval District during World War II.
USS El Paso (PF-41) USS El Paso (PF-41) was a Tacoma-class frigate manned by the United States Coast Guard for the United States Navy. She was named after El Paso, a city situated in Western Texas and along the border with New Mexico and Chihuahua, Mexico.
USS Eldorado (AGC-11) USS Eldorado (AGC-11) was a Mount McKinley class amphibious force command ship named after a mountain range in Nevada. She was designed as an amphibious force flagship, a floating command post with advanced communications equipment and extensive combat information spaces to be used by the amphibious forces commander and landing force commander during large-scale operations.
USS Electra USS Electra has been the name of two ships in the service of the United States Navy. Both ships are named after the star Electra, which in turn is named for Electra the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology.
USS Elk (IX-115) USS Elk (IX-115), an Armadillo-class tanker designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the elk, a large deer of the northern forests of Europe, Asia, and North America. Her keel was laid down by California Shipbuilding Corporation, in Wilmington, California, as William Winter for the Maritime Commission.
USS Ellet (DD-398) USS Ellet (DD-398) was a Benham-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for five members of the Ellet family of Pennsylvania who rendered service during the American Civil War: Colonel Charles Ellet, Jr.
USS Elliot (DD-146) USS Elliot (DD–146) was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War II, first reclassified as DMS-4, and later reclassified as AG-104. She was named for Lieutenant Commander Richard M.
USS Elliot (DD-967) USS Elliot (DD-967) was a Spruance-class destroyer in the United States Navy. Built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi, the ship was named for Lieutenant Commander Arthur J.
USS Ellyson (DD-454) USS Ellyson (DD-454/DMS-19), a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Theodore Gordon Ellyson, a submariner who became the first officer of the United States Navy to be designated a naval aviator.
USS Elrod (FFG-55) USS Elrod (FFG-55), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, is a ship of the United States Navy named for Captain Henry T. Elrod (1905–1941), a Marine aviator who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the defense of Wake Island in World War II.
USS Emerald (PYc-1) The third USS Emerald (PYC-1), a yacht, was built in 1922 as Savitar by Consolidated Shipbuilding Co., Morris Heights, New York; acquired by the Navy 25 October 1940 ; and commissioned 27 December 1940, Lieutenant (junior grade) Robert W.
USS Endicott (DD-495) USS Endicott (DD-495), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Samuel Endicott, who served as a quarter gunner on board Enterprise in the Barbary Wars. He volunteered to participate in the expedition under Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, Jr.
USS England (DE-635) USS England (DE-635), a Buckley class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign John C. England (1920-1941), who was killed in action aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941.
USS Enright (DE-216) USS Enright (DE-216/APD-66), a Buckley class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Robert Paul Francis Enright (1916-1942), who was killed in action, while serving aboard the destroyer USS Hammann, during the Battle of Midway on 6 June 1942.
USS Enterprise USS Enterprise is commonly used to refer both to American ships and the Star Trek ships named after them. In both cases a few ships do not officially carry the USS prefix, but common usage puts them in this list.
USS Enterprise (1775) Enterprise was a Continental Navy sloop-of-war that served in Lake Champlain during the American Revolutionary War. She is the first of a long and prestigious line of United States Navy ships to bear the name Enterprise.
USS Enterprise (1799) The third USS Enterprise, a schooner, was built by Henry Spencer at Baltimore, Maryland, in 1799, and placed under the command of Lieutenant John Shaw. This ship was overhauled and rebuilt several times, effectively changing from a twelve gun schooner to a fourteen gun topsail schooner and eventually to a brig rigged ship.
USS Enterprise (1874) The fifth USS Enterprise, a barque-rigged screw sloop, was launched 13 June 1874 at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, USA, by John W. Griffith, a private contractor; and commissioned 16 March 1877, Commander George C.
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B) In the Star Trek fictional universe, the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B) (or Enterprise-B) is a modified Excelsior class starship, commissioned in 2293 and initially captained by John Harriman. The Enterprise-B is the third starship commissioned since the Federation's founding to carry the name.
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C) The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C) (or Enterprise-C) is a fictional starship that appears in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Yesterday's Enterprise". This Ambassador-class starship, under the command of Captain Rachel Garrett, is the fourth starship Enterprise commissioned since the Federation's founding.
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) (or Enterprise-D, to distinguish it from prior starships with the same name) is a 24th century starship in the Star Trek fictional universe and the principal setting of the Star Trek: The Next Generation television series. The Enterprise-D is a Galaxy-class ship and the fifth Federation starship to carry the name.
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) The fictional Sovereign-class USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) (or Enterprise-E) is the primary setting of the films Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, and Star Trek: Nemesis. In Star Trek, it is the sixth starship commissioned since the Federation's founding to carry the name Enterprise.
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-J) The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-J) is a fictional starship in the Star Trek universe. The ship is featured in the episode "Azati Prime" of Star Trek: Enterprise and was purportedly built in the 26th century.
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) The USS Enterprise, (NCC-1701) is a fictional starship in the television series Star Trek, which chronicled the vessel's most famous assignment, a five-year mission of exploration and diplomacy under Captain James T. Kirk's command.
USS Enterprise (XCV 330) The USS Enterprise XCV 330 is a starship (or spaceship) in the Star Trek universe. Its image appears in Star Trek: The Motion Picture among a chronological series of illustrations depicting previous ships named Enterprise.
USS Epperson (DD-719) USS Epperson (DD/DDE-719) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for United States Marine Corps Private Harold G. Epperson (1923–1944), who was postumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Battle of Saipan.
USS Equinox The USS Equinox (NCC-72381) was a Nova class starship in Starfleet in the fictional universe of Star Trek. It appeared in a Star Trek: Voyager episode titled Equinox when the USS Voyager encountered it in the Delta Quadrant
USS Essex (1799) The first USS Essex of the United States Navy was a sailing frigate that participated in the Quasi-War with France, the Barbary Wars, and in the War of 1812, during which she was captured by the British (1814).
USS Essex (1876) USS Essex, the third ship of that name, a wooden screw steamer, was built by the United States and Donald Mackay at East Boston, Massachusetts; commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 3 October 1876, Commander W. S.
USS Essex (LHD-2) USS Essex (LHD-2) is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship commissioned on 17 October 1992. Dick Cheney, then the Secretary of Defense in the first Bush Administration, spoke at the commissioning ceremony; the Essex was moored at North Island NAS, next to the Kitty Hawk (CV-63).
USS Estes (AGC-12) USS Estes (AGC-12) was a Mount McKinley class amphibious force command ship named after a mountain peak in Colorado. She was designed as an amphibious force flagship, a floating command post with advanced communications equipment and extensive combat information spaces to be used by the amphibious forces commander and landing force commander during large-scale operations.
USS Euhaw (IX-85) USS Euhaw (IX-85), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Euhaw tribe of Native Americans in the United States. Formerly known as Mayhap, she was acquired by the Navy in 1942 and placed in service in the 7th Naval District on 13 October of that year.
USS Eversole (DD-789) USS Eversole (DD-789) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant (junior grade) John T. Eversole (1915–1942), a naval aviator who was killed in the Battle of Midway.
USS Execute (AM-232) The USS Execute (AM-232) an Admirable class minesweeper, commissioned 15 November 1944 and stricken from the Navy list on 1 May 1962. She served in the Pacific during World War II and participated in the Battle of Okinawa.
USS F-1 (SS-20) USS F-1 (SS-20) was an F-class submarine. She was named Carp when her keel was laid down by Union Iron Works of San Francisco, California, making her the first ship of the United States Navy named for the carp, a freshwater fish inhabiting the waters of Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America.
USS F-2 (SS-21) USS F-2 (SS-21), an F-class submarine, was named Barracuda when her keel was laid down by Union Iron Works of San Francisco, California, but was renamed on 17 November 1911. She was launched on 19 March 1912 sponsored by Miss A.
USS F-3 (SS-22) USS F-3 (SS-22), was a F-class submarine. She was named Pickerel when her keel was laid down by the Moran Brothers Company of Seattle, Washington, making her the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pickerel, a type of pike.
USS Fanning (DD-37) The first USS Fanning (DD-37) was a modified Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated as CG-11. She was named for Nathaniel Fanning.
USS Farragut (Star Trek) In the fictional Star Trek universe, three starships have carried the name USS Farragut: a 23rd century ship mentioned in Star Trek: The Original Series's "Obsession", a 24th century ship seen in Star Trek: Generations and mentioned in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's "...Nor the Battle to the Strong, and a 24th century ship mentioned in Deep Space Nine's "Chrysalis".
USS Fechteler (DD-870) USS Fechteler (DD-870), named for Lieutenant Augustus F. Fechteler USN (1857–1922), was a Gearing-class destroyer laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Staten Island in New York on 12 April 1945, launched on 19 September 1945 by Miss Joan S.
USS Feldspar (IX-159) USS Feldspar (IX-159), a concrete barge designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for feldspar. She was acquired by the Navy and placed in service on 11 August 1944.
USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62), named for Lieutenant William Charles Fitzgerald, USN (1938-1967) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was laid down by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine 9 February 1993; launched 29 January 1994; and commissioned 14 October 1995 in Newport, R.
USS Flambeau (IX-192) USS Flambeau (IX-192), a tanker designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for a flaming torch. Her keel was laid down in 1919 by Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, in Chester, Pennsylvania, as S.
USS Flasher Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Flasher, named in honor of the flasher, a large edible fish, also known as tripletail. A member of the Lobotidae family of fishes, with an unusual placement of the second dorsal and anal fins, posteriorly on the body, close to the tail, it is found in the western Atlantic from Cape Cod to northern South America.
USS Flasher (SS-249) USS Flasher (SS-249) was a Gato-class submarine which served in the Pacific during World War II. She received three Presidential Unit Citations and six battle stars, and sank 21 ships for a record total of 100,231 tons of Japanese shipping, the only US submarine to exceed the 100,000 ton mark.
USS Flasher (SSN-613) USS Flasher (SSN-613), a Permit-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the flasher, a member of the Lobotidae family of fishes, which have an unusual placement of the second dorsal and anal fins, posteriorly on the body, close to the tail.
USS Flier (SS-250) USS Flier (SS-250), a Gato-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the flier, a round sunfish widely known in the United States. Her keel was laid down by Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut.
USS Flint (AE-32) USS Flint (AE-32/TAE-32) was the second ship of the Fleet to be named in honor of the City of Flint, Michigan. The first USS Flint (CL-97) was a light cruiser commissioned in San Francisco, California, in August 1944.
USS Flounder (SS-251) USS Flounder (SS-251), a Gato class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the flounder, a valuable food fish, many varieties of which are found in great schools along the Atlantic coast north of Cape Cod.
USS Flying Fish Three ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Flying Fish, named in honor of the flying fish, any of number of fishes of tropic and warm temperate seas whose long winglike fins make it possible for them to move some distance through the air.
USS Flying Fish (1838) The first USS Flying Fish (1838), a schooner, was formerly the New York pilot boat Independence; purchased at New York 3 August 1838; and upon joining her squadron in Hampton Roads 12 August 1838 was placed under command of Passed Midshipman S. R.
USS Flying Fish (SS-229) USS Flying Fish (SS/AGSS-229), a Gato-class submarine, was the first submarine and second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the flying fish, a family of fishes of tropic and warm temperate seas whose long winglike fins make it possible for them to move some distance through the air.
USS Flying Fish (SSN-673) USS Flying Fish (SSN-673), a Sturgeon-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the flying fish, any of number of fishes of tropic and warm temperate seas whose long winglike fins make it possible for them to move some distance through the air.
USS Fogg (DE-57) USS Fogg (DE/DER-57), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Carleton Thayer Fogg (1917-1942, who was killed in action while serving aboard the aircraft carrier Enterprise during the initial attack Kwajalein, 1 February
USS Fomalhaut (AK-22) USS Fomalhaut (AK-22/AKA-5/AE-20) was a Fomalhaut class attack cargo ship named after Fomalhaut, a star in the southern constellation Piscis Austrinus. She served as a commissioned ship for 4 years and 3 months.
USS Foote (DD-169) The second USS Foote (DD–169) was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Roxborough (I-07) and later to the Soviet Navy as Doblestnyj.
USS Forbes (IX-90) USS Forbes (IX-90), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy with that name. A sailing yacht formerly named Morning Star, Forbes served in a noncommissioned status in the 7th Naval District during World War II.
USS Foreman (DE-633) USS Foreman (DE-633), a Buckley class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Andrew L. Foreman (1920-1942), who was killed in action aboard the heavy cruiser USS New Orleans during the Battle of Tassafaronga 30 November 1942.
USS Forrest Royal (DD-872) USS Forrest Royal (DD-872), named for Rear Admiral Forrest Beton Royal USN (1893–1945), was a Gearing-class destroyer laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Staten Island in New York on 8 June 1945, launched on 17 January 1946 by Miss Katherine K. Royal, the daughter of Admiral Royal and commissioned on 29 June 1946 with Commander James M.
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