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USS Hartley (DE-1029) USS Hartley (DE-1029) was a Dealey class destroyer escort in the United States Navy. DE-1029 is the second ship to bear the name Hartley; she was named for Admiral Henry Hartley, who established the Deep Sea Diving School.
USS Harvard (1888) The first USS Harvard of the United States Navy was an auxiliary cruiser in the Spanish-American War. She was launched as City of New York, and later commissioned as Plattsburg (SP–1645) for service in World War I.
USS Hawaii (SSN-776) PCU Hawaii (SSN-776), a Virginia-class submarine, is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 50th state. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 30 September 1998 and her keel was laid down on 27 August 2004.
USS Hawk (IX-14) The USS Hawk (PY-2/IX-14) was a converted yacht built as the civilian Hermione by Fleming & Ferguson, Paisley, Scotland, in 1891; purchased by the US Navy 2 April 1898 and renamed Hawk; and commissioned 3 days later, Lt. J.
USS Hawkbill (SSN-666) USS Hawkbill (SSN-666), a Sturgeon-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the hawksbill, a large sea turtle. (The name perpetuated the inadvertent misspelling in the naming of USS Hawkbill (SS-366).
USS Hayter (DE-212) USS Hayter (DE-212/APD-80), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Lieutenant Commander Hubert M. Hayter (1901-1942), who was killed in action, while serving aboard the cruiser USS New Orleans, during the Battle of Tassafaronga on 30 November 1942.
USS Hazard (AM-240) The fleet minesweeper USS Hazard (AM-240) was launched on October 1, 1944 and was commissioned on December 30, 1944. The vessel was built by the Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Corporation of Winslow, Washington.
USS Healy (DD-672) USS Healy (DD-672) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Commander Howard R. Healy (1899–1942) who had distinguished himself on board Lexington (CV-2) during the Battle of the Coral Sea.
USS Helena (CA-75) The third USS Helena (CA-75), a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Helena, Montana. She was named Helena while building after the cancellation of CL-113.
USS Helena (CL-50) USS Helena (CL-50) was a St. Louis-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, damaged in the attack on Pearl Harbor, and subsequently active in the Pacific War until she was sunk at the battle of Kula Gulf in 1943.
USS Helena (SSN-725) USS Helena (SSN-725), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Helena, Montana. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 19 April 1982 and her keel was laid down on 28 March 1985.
USS Henderson (DD-785) USS Henderson (DD-785) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship of that name, and the first named for United States Marine Corps Major Lofton R. Henderson (1903–1942), who was killed in the Battle of Midway.
USS Hendrick Hudson (1859) USS Hendrick Hudson, a schooner-rigged screw steamer, was built as Florida in 1859 at Greenpoint, New York. She was taken into the Confederate States Navy in 1862 as CSS Florida and captured by USS Pursuit while attempting to run the blockade at St.
USS Henley (DD-39) The first USS Henley (DD-39) 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-12. She was named for Robert Henley.
USS Henley (DD-391) USS Henley (DD-391), a Bagley-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Robert Henley, an officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France, the War of 1812 and the Second Barbary War.
USS Henry County (IX-34) USS Henry County (IX-34), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Henry County, which exists in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia.
USS Herring (SS-233) USS Herring (SS-233), a Gato-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the herring, a type of small oily fish found in the temperate, shallow waters of the North Atlantic. Her keel was laid down 14 July 1941 by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She was launched on 15 January 1942 sponsored by Mrs. Ray Spear, wife of Rear Admiral Ray Spear, Chief of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts (BuSandA), and commissioned on 4 May 1942 with Lieutenant Commander Raymond W. Johnson (Class of 1930) in command.
USS Hewitt (DD-966) USS Hewitt (DD-966), named for Admiral H. Kent Hewitt USN (1887–1972), was a Spruance-class destroyer built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula in Mississippi and launched on 14 September 1974 by Mrs.
USS Highland Light (IX-48) USS Highland Light (IX-48), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to have that name, which was retained from her previous owner. She was built by George Lawley & Son, at Neponset, Massachusetts, in 1931, and was given to the United States Navy by the estate of Dudley A.
USS Hillary Clinton In John Birmingham's Axis of Time Trilogy, much of the action centers on the USS Hillary Clinton, or the Big Hill as she is affectionately known to her complement, is a George-Bush Class Supercarrier, named after Hillary Clinton, the 44th President of the United States.
USS Holder (DD-819) USS Holder (DD/DDE-819) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant (jg) Randolph Mitchell Holder, a Navy pilot who was killed during the Battle of Midway.
USS Holland (SS-1) USS Holland (SS-1) was the United States Navy's first commissioned submarine, named for her inventor, John Philip Holland. She was originally launched by Crescent Shipyard of Elizabeth, New Jersey, in May 1897, at which point the vessel was known as the sixth Holland prototype, or Holland VI.
USS Hollandia (CVE-97) USS Hollandia (CVE-97), formerly AVG-97 and ACV-97, was an Casablanca class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was launched under Maritime Commission contract as Astrolabe Bay (CVE-97) by Kaiser Co.
USS Holt (DE-706) USS HOLT (DE-706) was named after William Mack Holt, who was born on 9 September 1917, at Great Falls, Montana. He enlisted in the Navy on 4 October 1940, was appointed an Aviation Cadet on 26 December 1940, he reported to the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise as a fighter pilot on 16 December 1941.
USS Holton (DE-703) Holton (DE-703) was named after Ralph Lee Holton, who was born on 19 September 1918, and graduated from the Naval Academy in December 1941. He was awarded the Navy Cross for his valiant rescue work aiding survivors of the stricken carrier Lexington on 8 May 1942 in the Battle of the Coral Sea.
USS Honolulu (SSN-718) USS Honolulu (SSN-718), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Honolulu, Hawaii. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 15 September 1977 and her keel was laid down on 10 November 1981.
USS Hooper (DE-1026) USS Hooper (DE-1026) (originally USS Gatch) was a Dealey class destroyer escort in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Stanford Caldwell Hooper, head of Radio Division of the Bureau of Engineering until America's entry into World War I.
USS Hope (AH-7) The second USS Hope (AH-7) was launched under Maritime Commission contract by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California, 30 August 1943; sponsored by Miss Martha L. Floyd; acquired by the Navy the same day for conversion to a hospital ship by U.
USS Hopper (DDG-70) USS Hopper (DDG-70), an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, is the first (and to date only) ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pioneering computer scientist, Rear Admiral Grace Hopper.
USS Hornet (1865) The USS Hornet was the first steam-propelled iron side-wheeled Navy ship, and the fifth ship to bear the name Hornet. She was originally a Confederate blockade runner, Lady Sterling built at Blackwall, England in 1864.
USS Housatonic (1861) USS Housatonic was a screw sloop-of-war of the United States Navy, named for Housatonic River of New England which rises in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and flows southward into Connecticut before emptying into Long Island Sound a little east of Bridgeport, Connecticut.
USS Houston (CL-81) USS Houston (CL-81), a Cleveland-class light cruiser, was the third vessel in the United States Navy named after the city of Houston, Texas. She was active in the Pacific War for several months, then crippled in an attack in October 1944.
USS Houston (SSN-713) USS Houston (SSN-713), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Houston, Texas. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 1 August 1975 and her keel was laid down on 29 January 1979.
USS Hubbard (DE-211) USS Hubbard (DE-211/APD-53), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Commander Joseph C. Hubbard (1900-1942, who was killed in action, while serving aboard the cruiser USS San Francisco during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942.
USS Hugh Purvis (DD-709) USS Hugh Purvis (DD-709), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is currently the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Hugh Purvis, a marine who served from 1869 to 1884 and was awarded the Medal of Honor.
USS Hull (DD-945) USS Hull (DD-945), named for Commodore Isaac Hull USN (1773 to 1843), was a Forrest Sherman class destroyer built by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine. Laid down on 12 September 1956 and launched 10 August 1957, by Mrs.
USS Huntington (CL-107) USS Huntington (CL-107) a Fargo-class light cruiser, was the second ship of the United States Navy named after the city of Huntington, West Virginia. She was built during World War II but not completed until after the end of the war and in use for only a few years.
USS Hyman (DD-732) USS Hyman (DD-732), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant Commander Willford Milton Hyman, who commanded the USS Sims (DD-409) during the Battle of the Coral Sea.
USS Charles Ausburne (DD-570) USS Charles Ausburne (DD-570), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charles L. Ausburne, a sailor in World War I who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.
USS Charles Lawrence (DE-53) USS Charles Lawrence (DE-53/APD-37 ), a Buckley class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ordnanceman Charles Lawrence (1916 - 1941), who was killed in action during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941.
USS Charleston (C-2) The second USS Charleston (C-2) was a United States Navy protected cruiser and the first US protected cruiser to be built. Having a lack of experience in building steel cruisers, the design was commissioned from the British company W.
USS Charleston (LKA-113) USS Charleston (AKA-113/LKA-113) was an amphibious cargo ship, and was the lead ship of her class in the United States Navy. She was the fifth ship to be named Charleston for Charleston, South Carolina and Charleston, West Virginia.
USS Charlotte (SSN-766) USS Charlotte (SSN-766), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charlotte, North Carolina. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 6 February 1987 and her keel was laid down on 17 August 1990.
USS Charrette (DD-581) USS Charrette (DD-581) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant George Charrette (1867–1938), who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Spanish-American War.
USS Chenango (CVE-28) The second USS Chenango (CVE-28) (originally designated as oiler AO-31, after redesignation as escort aircraft carrier, was first ACV-28) was launched on 1 April 1939 as Esso New Orleans by the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, in Chester, Pennsylvania, sponsored by Mrs. Rathbone; acquired by the United States Navy on 31 May 1941; and commissioned on 20 June 1941 as AO-31, with Commander W.
USS Cheng Ho (IX-52) USS Cheng Ho (IX-52) (also written Chengho), a unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy of that name, which was given to her by her civilian owner, possibly for Zheng He, the Chinese admiral and explorer. She was a Chinese junk motor yacht, acquired by the Navy and placed in service on 23 July 1941 for assignment in the 14th Naval District.
USS Chepachet (AO-78) The USS Chepachet (AO-78), originally named SS Eutaw Springs, and later known as USNS Chepachet (T-AOT-78) until disposition, was a Suamico-class fleet oiler, of the T2-SE-A1 tanker hull type, serving in the United States Navy during the era of the Second World War. Originally a namesake of the Battle of Eutaw Springs when laid down 1 November 1942, she was renamed for the Chepachet River located in a village of Glocester, Rhode Island bearing the same name.
USS Chesapeake (1799) USS Chesapeake was a 36-gun sailing frigate of the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France and the War of 1812. Chesapeake was one of the six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794.
USS Cheyenne (SSN-773) USS Cheyenne (SSN-773), the last Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Cheyenne, Wyoming. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 28 November 1989 and her keel was laid down on 6 July 1992.
USS Chicopee (AO-34) The USS Chicopee (AO-34), originally named SS Esso Trenton II, was the first Chicopee-class fleet oiler serving in the United States Navy during the era of the Second World War. Laid down on 14 May 1941, she was renamed as the second vessel named by the USN for the Chicopee River, located in a town of Massachusetts bearing the same name.
USS Chippewa (1815) The second USS Chippewa was a brig was built in 1815 at Warren, Rhode Island, under the direction of Commodore Oliver Perry, and sent to New York City to be outfitted and manned. Chippewa sailed from Boston, Massachusetts, 3 July 1815, Lieutenant George C.
USS Chivo (SS-341) USS Chivo (SS-341), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the chivo or big-scaled goatfish Pseudopenaeus grandisquamis, a fish inhabiting the Pacific Ocean between Panama and Mexico.
USS Choctaw (1856) USS Choctaw, a sidewheel steamer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Choctaw Indian tribe, formerly of Alabama and Mississippi, now resident in Oklahoma. She was built for the merchant service; her keel was laid down at New Albany, Indiana, in 1853.
USS Chub (SS-329) USS Chub (SS-329), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the chub, a game fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean. The name is also given locally to a wide variety of American fishes.
USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) is an Arleigh Burke-class Aegis destroyer serving in the United States Navy as of 2006. Chung-Hoon was named in honor of Rear Admiral Gordon Pai'ea Chung-Hoon (1910-1979), recipient of the Navy Cross.
USS Icefish (SS-367) USS Icefish (SS-367), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the icefish, any member of the family Salangidae, small smeltlike fishes of China and Japan. Also known as whitebait.
USS Inaugural (AM-242) The fleet minesweeper USS Inaugural (AM-242) was launched on October 1 1944, at the Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Corporation of Winslow, Washington, and was commissioned on 30 December 1944, with Lieutenant J. H.
USS Independence (LCS-2) USS Independence (LCS-2), the class prototype for the Independence-class littoral combat ship, will be the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the concept of independence. It is the design competitor produced by the General Dynamics consortium, in competition with the Lockheed Martin-designed Freedom class littoral combat ship.
USS Indianapolis (CA-35) USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy. She holds a place in history due to the notorious circumstances of her loss, which was the worst single at-sea loss of life in the history of the U.
USS Indianapolis (SSN-697) USS Indianapolis (SSN-697), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Indianapolis, Indiana. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 24 January 1972 and her keel was laid down on 19 October 1974.
USS Indus (AKN-1) The USS Indus (AKN-1) was the lead ship of the Indus-class of converted liberty ship net cargo ships in the service of the United States Navy in World War II. Named after the constellation Indus, it was the only ship of the Navy to bear this name.
USS Ingraham (DD-444) The second USS Ingraham (DD-444), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Duncan Nathaniel Ingraham, who was awarded a medal from Congress following his actions regarding an Austrian consul of Martin Koszta, a Hungarian who had declared in New York his intention of becoming an American citizen, and, who had been seized and confined in the Austrian ship Hussar.
USS Intrepid (Star Trek) Three USS Intrepid starships appear in the Star Trek television franchise: a 23rd century starship from Star Trek: The Original Series's "The Immunity Syndrome", a 24th century starship mentioned in Star Trek: The Next Generation's "Sins of the Father" and "Redemption, Part I", and a 24th century starship mentioned in Star Trek: Nemesis.
USS Ira Jeffery (DE-63) USS Ira Jeffery (DE-63/ADP-44), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Ira Well Jeffery (1918-1941) who was killed in action during the Japanese attack on the Hawaiian Islands while serving aboard the battleship California.
USS J. Fred Talbott (DD-156) USS J. Fred Talbott (DD-156), named for Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott (1843-1918), Representative from Maryland Second District from 1879 to 1885, from 1893 to 1895 and again from 1903 to 1918, was a Wickes-class destroyer.
USS Jaguar (IX-120) USS Jaguar (IX-120), an Armadillo-class tanker designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the jaguar, a large leopard-like mammal of wooded regions, typically yellowish brown marked with dark spots. Her keel was laid down as Charles T.
USS James E. Craig (DE-201) USS James E. Craig (DE-201), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Lieutenant Commander James Edwin Craig (1901-1941), who was killed in action aboard the USS Pennsylvania during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941.
USS James Madison (SSBN-627) USS James Madison (SSBN-627), the lead ship of her class of ballistic missile submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Madison (1751–1836), the fourth President of the United States.
USS Jarvis (DD-799) USS Jarvis (DD-799) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the third Navy ship named for Midshipman James C. Jarvis (1787–1800), who was killed at the age of 13 during the historic engagement between the famed frigate Constellation and the French frigate La Vengeance.
USS Jason Three ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Jason. In Greek mythology, Jason was the son of Aeson, Monarch of Iolcus in Thessaly, who commanded ship Argo on the famous voyage in quest of the Golden Fleece.
USS Jeffers (DD-621) USS Jeffers (DD-621), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commodore William Nicholson Jeffers, who served during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. Later in his career he became the Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance for the Navy.
USS Jefferson City (SSN-759) USS Jefferson City (SSN-759), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Jefferson City, Missouri. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 26 November 1984 and her keel was laid down on 21 September 1987.
USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23), the third and last Seawolf-class submarine, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for former President Jimmy Carter, who served in the US Navy as an officer in the Submarine Service as a nuclear engineer. Jimmy Carter is one of the few ships of the United States Navy to have been named for a person who was alive at the time of the ship's naming.
USS John Adams (1799) The first John Adams was a frigate in the United States Navy from 1800 to 1867. Named for President John Adams, she fought in the Quasi-War, the Barbary Wars, the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.
USS John Hancock (DD-981) USS John Hancock (DD-981), a Spruance-class destroyer, was the second ship of that name, and the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for John Hancock (1737–1793), the President of the Continental Congress and first signer of the Declaration of Independence.
USS John Rodgers (DD-574) USS John Rodgers (DD-574) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship of that name, in honor of three members of the Rodgers family who served in the Navy from the War of 1812 through World War I.
USS John Young (DD-973) USS John Young (DD-973), named for Captain John Young USN, was a Spruance-class destroyer of the United States Navy. The ship was built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula in Mississippi.
USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938) USS Jonas Ingram (DD-938), named for Admiral Jonas H. Ingram USN (1886-1952), awarded the Medal of Honor when a Lieutenant (junior grade) for his actions during the engagement of Vera Cruz on 22 April 1914, was a Forrest Sherman class destroyer laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Quincy in Massachusetts on 15 June 1955, launched on 7 August 1956 by Mrs.
USS Jordan (DE-204) USS Jordan (DE-204), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Lieutenant Julian Bethune Jordan (1904-1941), who was killed in action aboard the USS Oklahoma during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941.
USS Joseph E. Campbell (DE-70) USS Joseph E. Campbell (DE-70/APD-49 ), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Joseph Eugene Campbell (1919-1942), who was killed in action while engaging the enemy on 9 August 1942.
USS Jouett (DD-41) The first USS Jouett (DD-41) 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-13. She was named for James Edward Jouett.
USS Juniata (IX-77) USS Juniata (IX-77), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Juniata River in Pennsylvania, which empties into the Susquehanna River. Her keel was laid down as Vega in 1930 by Krupp, of Kiel, Germany.
USS K-1 (SS-32) USS K-1 (SS-32) was the lead ship of her class of submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts, as Haddock, making her the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the haddock, a small edible Atlantic fish related to the cod, but on 17 November 1911, while under construction, she was renamed K-1.
USS K-2 (SS-33) USS K-2 (SS-33) was an K-class submarine, of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down by Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts, as Cachalot, making her the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the cachalot, another name for the sperm whale, but on 17 November 1911, during construction, she was renamed K-2.
USS K-3 (SS-34) USS K-3 (SS-34) was an K-class submarine, of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California, as Orca, making her the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the orca, another name for the grampus or killer whale, but on 17 November 1911, during construction, she was renamed K-3.
USS K-4 (SS-35) USS K-4 (SS-35) was an K-class submarine, of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down by the Moran Company in Seattle, Washington, as Walrus, making her the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the walrus, a gregarious, aquatic mammal related to the seal found in Arctic waters, but on 17 November 1911 she was renamed K-4.
USS K-5 (SS-36) USS K-5 (SS-36) was an K-class submarine, of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts, under a subcontract from the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut.
USS K-6 (SS-37) USS K-6 (SS-37) was an K-class submarine, of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts, under a subcontract from the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut.
USS K-7 (SS-38) USS K-7 (SS-38) was an K-class submarine, of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down by the Union Iron Works, on San Francisco, California, under a subcontract from Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut.
USS K-8 (SS-39) USS K-8 (SS-39) was an K-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down by the Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California, under subcontract from Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut.
USS Kalk (DD-170) The first USS Kalk (DD–170) was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Hamilton (I-24) and then into the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Hamilton (I-24).
USS Kamehameha (SSBN-642) USS Kamehameha (SSBN/SSN-642) (called Kamfish by her crew), a Benjamin Franklin-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for King Kamehameha I of Hawaii. It is the only ship of the U.
USS Kangaroo (IX-121) USS Kangaroo (IX-121), an Armadillo-class tanker designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the kangaroo, a family of herbivorous, leaping, marsupial mammals of Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands. Her keel was laid down as Paul Tulane under Maritime Commission contract (T.
USS Kearny (DD-432) USS Kearny (DD-432), a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commodore Lawrence Kearny, who was known for his tenacity in capturing slave traders in West-Indian waters and his tireless efforts in fighting Greek pirates in the Mediterranean.
USS Kearsarge USS Kearsarge has been the name of four commissioned ships of the United States Navy (and another ship that was renamed during construction). The first was named for Mount Kearsarge in New Hampshire; the later ones were named in honor of the first.
USS Kearsarge (1861) USS Kearsarge, a Mohican-class sloop-of-war, is best known for her defeat of the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama during the American Civil War. The Kearsarge was the only ship of the United States Navy named for Mount Kearsarge in New Hampshire.
USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) USS Kearsarge (LHD-3), the third Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named (the fourth actually commissioned) in honor of the sloop Kearsarge, of American Civil War fame. She was, in turn, named for Mount Kearsarge in New Hampshire.
USS Key West (SSN-722) USS Key West (SSN-722), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Key West, Florida. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 13 August 1981 and her keel was laid down on 6 July 1983.
USS Kidd (DD-661) USS Kidd (DD-661), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who died on the bridge of his flagship USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
USS Killen (DD-593) USS Killen (DD-593), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Edward Killen, who served in the First Barbary War. Killen volunteered for Lieutenant Stephen Decatur's daring 1804 expedition into Tripoli Harbor to destroy Philadelphia, a United States frigate captured by Tripolitan pirates.

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