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USS Moose (IX-124) USS Moose (IX-124), an Armadillo-class tanker designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the moose, a large ruminant animal of the deer family, found in Canada and the northern United States. Originally named Mason L.
USS Moray (SS-300) USS Moray (SS-300), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the moray, a family of savagely voracious and brightly colored eels found in crevices of coral reefs in tropical and subtropical oceans.
USS Morrison (DD-560) USS Morrison (DD-560), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy, named for Coxswain John G. Morrison (1838–1897), who received the Medal of Honor for exceptional bravery during the Civil War.
USS Morton (DD-948) USS Morton (DD-948) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Commander Dudley "Mush" Morton USN (1907–1943), commanding officer of USS Wahoo (SS-238) during World War II.
USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7) USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7) was a Mount McKinley class amphibious force command ship named after the highest mountain in North America. 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 Mount Olympus (AGC-8) USS Mount Olympus (AGC-8) was a Mount McKinley class amphibious force command ship named after the highest peak in the Olympic Range of Washington. 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 Mount Whitney (LCC-20) USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20), a Blue Ridge class command ship, is the flagship of the United States Navy's 6th Fleet. She is also the command and control ship for Commander Joint Command Lisbon and Commander Striking Force NATO.
USS Munsee (ATF-107) USS Munsee (AT/ATF-107) was an Abnaki class fleet ocean tug. She is the only ship of the United States Navy to hold the name Munsee, which is the name of a subtribe of the Delaware Indians, formerly living in Wisconsin and Kansas.
USS Murzim (AK-95) The USS Murzim (AK-95) was an ammo station ship working in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. The auxiliary ship Murzim was manned by US Coast Guard personnel, and was instrumental in supplying scores of ships with a variety of ammunition.
USS Muskallunge (SS-262) USS Muskallunge (SS-262), a Gato-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the muskallunge, a fish of the pike family found in the upper Mississippi Valley, the Great Lakes region, and northward.
USS N-1 (SS-53) USS N-1 (SS-53) was the lead ship of her class of coastal defense submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 26 July 1915 by Seattle Construction and Drydock Company in Seattle, Washington.
USS Nacheninga (YTM-520) USS Nacheninga (YTB-520) was a Hisada-class harbor tug in the service of the United States Navy. She operated mainly in Pearl Harbor, providing assistance in the vicinity of anchorages and piers for berthing and docking evolutions.
USS Nansemond County (LST-1064) USS Nansemond County (LST-1064) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship of the United States Navy. She was laid down 9 January 1945 at Bethlehem Hingham Corporation, Hingham, Massachusetts and was launched on 14 February 1945, called simply USS LST-1064.
USS Nanticoke (AOG-66) USS Nanticoke (AOG-66) of the United States Navy was laid down by the St. Johns Shipbuilding Corporation in Jacksonville, Florida, under a Maritime Commission contract, on 16 January 1945; launched on 7 April 1945, sponsored by Mrs.
USS Narada (SP-161) USS Narada (SP-161), a wooden yacht, was built by Ramsey and Ferguson, Leith, Scotland; launched 30 May 1889; acquired by the Navy 30 June 1917 and commissioned 12 October 1917, Lt. Charles Rodstrom in command.
USS Narwhal Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Narwhal for the narwhal, a gray and white arctic whale which averages 20 feet (6 m) in length, the male of which has a long, twisted ivory tusk of commercial value.
USS Narwhal (SS-167) USS Narwhal (SS-167), the lead ship of her class of submarine and one of the "V-boats", was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the narwhal, a gray and white arctic whale which averages 20 feet (6m) in length. The male has a long, twisted ivory tusk of commercial value.
USS Nashville (CL-43) The second USS Nashville (CL-43) was laid down 24 January 1935 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey; launched 2 October 1937; sponsored by Misses Ann and Mildred Stahlman; and commissioned 6 June 1938, Capt. William W.
USS Nathan Hale (SSBN-623) USS Nathan Hale (SSBN 623) was the sixth Lafayette-class nuclear powered fleet ballistic missile submarine produced. Named for Captain Nathan Hale (1755–1776) who served most famously as a spy during the American Revolutionary War.
USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN-636) USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN-636), a James Madison-class submarine, was one of three ships of the United States Navy to be named for Major General Nathanael Greene, who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Both ships of the name USS General Greene were also named for him.
USS Naubuc (1864) The first USS Naubuc, laid down as a 1,175-ton light-draft monitor at Perine’s Union Iron Works, Williamsburgh, NY, was launched 19 October 1864. However, as with others of her class, she was of faulty design and was found to be unseaworthy prior to her completion.
USS Nautilus (SP-559) USS Nautilus was a 66-foot (20 m) motor pleasure boat built at City Island, New York. She was commissioned into the United States Navy in 1917 as the motor patrol boat USS Nautilus (SP-559) (the fourth vessel to bear that name) and assigned to patrol and escort duties of the New York City area for the remainder of World War I.
USS Nautilus (SS-168) USS Nautilus (SF-9/SS-168), a Narwhal-class submarine and one of the "V-boats," was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to bear that popular ship's name. She was originally named and designated V-6 (SF-9), but was redesignated and given hull classification symbol SC-2 on 11 February 1925.
USS Needlefish (SS-379) USS Needlefish (SS-354) would have been a Balao-class submarine, the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the needlefish, any of a family of voracious elongate teleost fishes resembling, but not related to, the fresh water gars.
USS Needlefish (SS-493) USS Needlefish (SS-493), a Tench-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the needlefish, a family of voracious elongate teleost fishes resembling, but not related to, the fresh-water gars. Her construction was authorized on 26 January 1945, but the contract for her construction was cancelled on 12 August 1945 before she was laid down.
USS Neches (AO-5) The first USS Neches (AO–5) was laid down on 8 June 1919 by the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts; launched on 2 June 1920, sponsored by Miss Helen Griffin, daughter of Rear Admiral Robert Griffin; and commissioned on 25 October 1920, with Commander H. T.
USS Neuendorf (DE-200) USS Neuendorf (DE-200), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Seaman First Class William Frederick Neuendorf (1916-1941), who was killed in action during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941.
USS Nevada (BM-8) The first USS Nevada, a monitor, was laid down as Connecticut, 17 April 1899, by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME; launched 24 November 1900; sponsored by Miss Grace Boutelle; renamed Nevada, January 1901; and commissioned 5 March 1903, Commander T. B.
USS New (DD-818) USS New (DD/DDE-818) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for USMC Private First Class John D. New (1924–1944), who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for "selfless conduct" in the Battle of Peleliu.
USS New Hampshire (1864) The first USS New Hampshire of the United States Navy was originally to be the 74-gun ship of the line Alabama, but remained on the stocks for nearly 40 years, well into the age of steam, before being renamed and launched as a stores and depot ship during the American Civil War. She was later renamed to USS Granite State.
USS New Hampshire (SSN-778) PCU New Hampshire (SSN-778), a Virginia-class submarine, is slated to be the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the state of New Hampshire, though one of her predecessors, BB-70, existed only on paper (authorized, but cancelled before keel laying). The name was awarded to the submarine after a letter writing campaign by the third-graders from Garrison Elementary School in Dover to their Congressmembers, the state Governor, and the Secretary of the Navycontract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat] Division of [[General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 14 August 2003.
USS New Hanover (AKA-73) USS New Hanover (AKA-73) was a Tolland class attack cargo ship named after New Hanover County, North Carolina. Like all AKAs, New Hanover 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 New Ironsides (1862) USS New Ironsides was a broadside ironclad United States Civil War ship, named in honor of USS Constitution, which earned the nickname "Old Ironsides" during her engagement with HMS Guerrière in the War of 1812. It was built in 1861 by Merrick & Sons at the C.
USS New Mexico (SSN-779) PCU New Mexico (SSN-779), a Virginia-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 47th state. The contract to build her was awarded to Northrop Grumman Newport News in Newport News, Virginia on 14 August 2003.
USS Newman (DE-205) USS Newman (DE-205/APD-59), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Laxton Gail Newman (1916-1941, who was killed in action during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his actions.
USS Newport News Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Newport News, for the city that was once part of the politically extinct subdivision of Warwick County, Virginia (Newport News is considered an independent city, and is not part of a larger county), which is one of the world’s great ship building centers, and the only one in the United States which builds nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.
USS Niblack (DD-424) USS Niblack (DD-424), a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Albert Parker Niblack. Niblack would become the Director of Naval Intelligence 1 March 1919, and Naval Attache in London 6 August 1920.
USS Nicholas (DD-449) USS Nicholas (DD/DDE-449) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, which served through most of World War II, and for 27 years and two more wars after. "Outstanding among the destroyers of the Pacific Fleet...
USS Nicholson (DD-52) The second USS Nicholson (DD-52) was an O'Brien-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named in honor of the Nicholson family, five members of which were prominent in early American naval history: James Nicholson, the senior Continental Navy Captain; Samuel Nicholson, the first captain of USS Constitution; John Nicholson; William Nicholson; and James W.
USS Nicholson (DD-982) USS Nicholson (DD-982), a Spruance-class destroyer, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for a family which was prominent in early American naval history, including James Nicholson, the senior Continental Navy Captain, and Samuel Nicholson, the first captain of USS Constitution.
USS Norfolk (SSN-714) USS Norfolk (SSN-714), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Norfolk, Virginia. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 20 February 1976 and her keel was laid down on 1 August 1979.
USS Norman Scott (DD-690) USS Norman Scott (DD-690), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Norman Scott (1889–1942), an admiral of the US Navy who was killed in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, and awarded the Medal of Honor.
USS Norton Sound (AVM-1) USS Norton Sound (AV-11/AVM-1) was originally built as a Currituck-class seaplane tender built by Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in San Pedro, California. She was named for Norton Sound, a large inlet in West Alaska, between the Seward Peninsula and the mouths of the Yukon, north-east of the Bering Sea.
USS Nyack USS Nyack has been the name of two ships in the United States Navy. The name "Nyack" is taken from Nyack, a village in Rockland County, New York which derives its name from the Indian word meaning "point" or "corner".
USS O'Brien (DD-725) USS O'Brien (DD-725), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the 4th ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Jeremiah O'Brien, who along with his five brothers, Gideon, John, William, Dennis, and Joseph, were crewmembers of the sloop Unity when it captured the HMS Margaretta at the entrance to the harbor at Machias, Massachusetts (later Maine), 12 June 1775.
USS O'Brien (DD-975) USS O'Brien (DD-975) is a Spruance-class destroyer built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula in Mississippi. It was named for Captain Jeremiah O'Brien USN and his five brothers: Gideon, John, William, Dennis and Joseph.
USS O'Hare (DD-889) USS O'Hare (DD/DDR-889) was a Gearing class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Commander Edward “Butch” O’Hare, Medal of Honor recipient, who was shot down at Tarawa on November 27, 1943.
USS Oak Ridge (ARDM-1) USS Oak Ridge (ARD–19/ARDM-1), was a one-piece steel floating dry dock suitable for docking destroyers, submarines and landing craft. Self-propelled but unable to cross the ocean under her own power, she was towed, in stages across the Pacific.
USS Odax (SS-484) USS Odax (SS-484), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for odax, a brilliantly colored, red and green fish belonging to the family Scaridae, the parrot fishes. Her keel was laid down by Portsmouth Navy Yard on 4 December 1944.
USS Ogden Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Ogden, in honor of a city in Utah, seat of Weber County, which in turn was named for Peter Skene Ogden, Canadian explorer and fur trader. See Ogden, Utah.
USS Oglethorpe (AKA-100) USS Oglethorpe (AKA-100/LKA-100) was an Andromeda class amphibious cargo ship named after a county in Georgia, which in turn was named in honor of James Oglethorpe, the founder of the state. She served as a commissioned ship for approximately 23 years.
USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723) USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 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 4 January 1984.
USS Olympia (SSN-717) USS Olympia (SSN-717), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Olympia, Washington. 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 31 March 1981.
USS Omaha (1869) The first USS Omaha was laid down in 1867 by the Philadelphia Navy Yard as Astoria; launched 10 June 1869; she was renamed Omaha on 10 August 1869; and commissioned 12 September 1872, Captain John C. Febiger in command.
USS Omaha (SSN-692) USS Omaha (SSN-692), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Omaha, Nebraska. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 31 January 1971 and her keel was laid down on 27 January 1973.
USS Ono (SS-357) USS Ono (SS-357), would have been a Balao-class submarine, the first submarine and second ship of the United States Navy of that name. This Ono took its name from the ono, a dark blus scombrid fish found worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas, also known as the wahoo.
USS Orlando (SSN-852) USS Orlando (SSN-852) is a fictitious Los Angeles-class submarine appearing in the 1996 comedy Down Periscope. Which flight cannot be determined; when submerged, she has the sail planes of an early model LA boat, but when surfaced, she has the bow planes of a 688i.
USS Orleck (DD-886) USS Orleck (DD-886), was a Gearing-class destroyer. She was named for Lieutenant Joseph Orleck USN (1906–1943), commanding officer of Nauset (AT-89), killed in action when the ship was sunk by German aircraft in the Gulf of Salerno on 9 September 1943 and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross,
USS Ostara (AKA-33) USS Ostara (AKA-33) was an Artemis class attack cargo ship named after the asteroid 343 Ostara, which in turn was named after the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre. USS Ostara served as a commissioned ship for 13 months.
USS Panamint (AGC-13) USS Panamint (AGC-13) was a Mount McKinley class amphibious force command ship named after a range of mountains in California. 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 Panda (IX-125) USS Panda (IX-125), an Armadillo-class tanker designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the panda, a bear-like carnivore of Tibet and southern China. Her keel was laid down as Opie Read (MC hull 1929) in 1943 by Delta Shipbuilding Company, in New Orleans, Louisiana (T.
USS Pargo (SSN-650) USS Pargo (SSN-650), a Sturgeon-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pargo, a fish of the genus Lutianus found in the West Indies. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 26 March 1963 and her keel was laid down on 3 June 1964.
USS Patterson (DD-36) The first USS Patterson (DD-36) 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-16. She was named for Daniel Patterson.
USS Patterson (DD-392) USS Patterson (DD-392), a Bagley-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Daniel Todd Patterson, an officer of the US Navy that served in the Quasi-War with France, First Barbary War, and the War of 1812.
USS Pawtucket (YT-7) Originally known as Pawtucket (Harbor Tug No. 7), the USS Pawtucket (YT-7), later reclassified USS Pawtucket (YTM-7) until disposition, was a district harbor tug serving in the United States Navy in the early 20th century, during the era of the First and Second World Wars.
USS PC-1264 USS PC-1264 was from 1944 until its decommissioning in 1948 a 280-ton United States Navy PC-461 class submarine chaser. Built at Morris Heights, New York, she was commissioned in April 1944, and was notable as one of only two World War II Navy ships assigned a largely African American enlisted complement.
USS PCS-1379 USS PCS-1379 was the fourth of twelve Patrol Craft Sweepers constructed by Wheeler Shipbuilding Corporation, Whitestone, Long Island, New York. She was one of a total of 59 of this type to be delivered to the Navy by various shipyards.
USS Peacock (1828) The Peacock of 1828 was rebuilt along the lines of the previous ship. Designed for the coming expedition of exploration, she nevertheless entered regular service in the West Indies from 1829-31 and was sent to Brazil in 1832.
USS Peacock (MSC-198) Falcon Class Motor Minesweeper: Laid down, 29 January 1953 as AMS-198 by the Harbor Boat Building Co., Terminal Island, CA; Launched, 19 June 1954; Reclassified as a Coastal Minesweeper, MSC-198, 7 February 1955; Commissioned USS Peacock (MSC 198), 16 March 1955; Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1975; Disposed of through the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service for scrap, 1 September 1976.
USS Pee Dee River (LSM(R)-517) USS Pee Dee River (LSM(R)–517), a medium landing ship (rocket), originally designed as a LSM but redesignated 9 February 1945 as LSM(R)–517, was laid down by Brown Shipbuilding Corporation, Houston, TX, 28 April 1945, launched 2 June 1945; and accepted and commissioned 21 July 1945, Lieutenant Leo H. Bishkin in command.
USS Pegasus (Star Trek) The USS Pegasus (NCC-53847) is an Oberth class starship in the fictional Star Trek universe and appears in Star Trek: The Next Generation's "The Pegasus". The vessel was named for Greek mythology's famous winged horse, who is supposed to have sprung from Medusa's severed neck.
USS Pennsylvania (1837) The second USS Pennsylvania was a four-decked 120 gun ship of the line of the United States Navy. She was the largest sailing warship ever built for the Navy, and the equivalent of any ship to be found in any other navy of the time, but her only cruise was a single trip from Delaware Bay to Chesapeake Bay.
USS Pensacola (CA-24) USS Pensacola (CL/CA-24) of the United States Navy was the lead ship of her class of heavy cruiser. The third Navy ship to be named after the city of Pensacola, Florida, she was nicknamed the "Grey Ghost" by Tokyo Rose.
USS Peosta (1857) USS Peosta (1863-1865, "Tinclad" # 36), a 204-ton side-wheel "tinclad" river gunboat, was built in 1857 at Cincinnati, Ohio, for civilian employment. Purchased by the US Navy in June 1863, she was converted to a gunboat and commissioned the following October.
USS Perch (SS-176) USS Perch (SS-176) was a Porpoise-class submarine of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship to be named for the perch, a type of fish belonging to the family Percidae. Her keel was laid down on 25 February 1935 by the Electric Boat Company, in Groton, Connecticut.
USS Permit (SS-178) USS Permit (SS-178), a Porpoise-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the permit, a food fish, often called "round pompano," found in waters from North Carolina to Brazil.
USS Permit (SSN-594) USS Permit (SSN-594) became the lead ship of her class of submarine when the former lead ship, Thresher (SSN-593) was lost. She was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the permit, a food fish, often called "round pompano," found in waters from North Carolina to Brazil.
USS Perry (DD-844) USS Perry (DD-844) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the fourth Navy ship of that name and the fifth named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819). Perry, victor of the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812, was one of the early heros of the U.
USS Peterson (DD-969) USS Peterson (DD-969), named for Lieutenant Commander Carl Jerrold Peterson (1936–1968), was a Spruance-class destroyer laid down by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula in Mississippi. She commissioned on July 9, 1977 and decommissioned on October 4, 2002.
USS Pheasant (AM-61) USS Pheasant (AM-61) was an Auk class minesweeper named after the Pheasant, a large game bird found in the United States and other countries. Pheasant was laid down on 22 July 1942 at the Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan; launched on 24 October 1942, sponsored by Mrs.
USS Phoenix Six United States Navy ships have borne the name Phoenix, the first two for the phoenix, a mythical bird of ancient Egypt that consumes itself in fire, only to rise again rejuvenated from its ashes, and the later three for the capital of Arizona.
USS Phoenix (SSN-702) USS Phoenix (SSN-702), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named "Phoenix" and the third to be named after the city, Phoenix, Arizona (the first two were named after the mythological bird). The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 31 October 1973 and her keel was laid down on 30 July 1977.
USS Pickerel (SS-177) USS Pickerel (SS-177), a Porpoise-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pickerel, a young or small pike. Her keel was laid down on 25 March 1935 by the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut.
USS Pickerel (SS-524) USS Pickerel (SS-524), a Tench-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for a young or small pike. The contract to build her was awarded to the Boston Naval Shipyard and her keel was laid down on 8 February 1944.
USS Pierre (PC-1141) USS PC-1141, a submarine chaser, was laid down at the Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan on 12 March 1943; launched on 22 June 1943; and commissioned at New Orleans, Louisiana, on 23 December 1943, with Lieutenant (jg) J. T.
USS Pinckney (DDG-91) USS Pinckney (DDG-91) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Cook First Class William Pinckney (1915–1975), who received the Navy Cross for his courageous rescue of a fellow crewmember onboard Enterprise (CV-6) during the Battle of Santa Cruz.
USS Pintado Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Pintado, named in honor of the pintado, a large mackerel-like fish, whose elongated spots suggested the Spanish word meaning "painted", found along the Florida coast and in the West Indies.
USS Pintado (SS-387) USS Pintado (SS-387), a Balao-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pintado, a large mackerel-like fish, whose elongated spots suggested the Spanish word meaning "painted", found along the Florida coast and in the West Indies.
USS Pintado (SSN-672) USS Pintado (SSN-672), a Sturgeon-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pintado, a large mackerel-like fish, whose elongated spots suggested the Spanish language word meaning "painted." The contract to build her was awarded to Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 29 December 1965 and her keel was laid down on 27 October 1967.
USS Pipefish (SS-388) USS Pipefish (SS-388), a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pipefish, a long, narrow, bony-scaled fish with straight, tubular snout found in Panama that has extraordinary powers of concealment in vegetation. Her keel was laid down on 31 May 1943 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
USS Piper (SS-409) USS Piper (SS/AGSS-409), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the piper, a fish of the halfbeak family found in warm seas mostly along the shore. It swims at the surface, occasionally leaping into the air, and is named from the noise it makes when taken out of the water.
USS Pittsburgh (1861) The first Pittsburgh (often spelled Pittsburg), a sidewheel, ironclad gunboat, was built under War Department contract in Saint Louis, Missouri by James Buchanan Eads in 1861. She was commissioned in January 1862, Lt.
USS Pittsburgh (SSN-720) USS Pittsburgh (SSN-720), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 16 April 1979 and her keel was laid down on 15 April 1983.
USS Plainview (AGEH-1) The USS Plainview (AGEH–1) was, in its time, the world’s largest hydrofoil. Named for the cities of Plainview, New York and Plainview, Texas, she was also the United States Navy’s first hydrofoil research ship.
USS Platte (AO-24) USS Platte (AO-24) was a Cimarron-class oiler serving with the United States Navy, named for the 1836 Platte Purchase that included the Platte Rivers in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska. Her memorial in Platte County, Missouri honors all four rivers that share the name recorded by Lewis and Clark in 1803.
USS Plymouth (1844) USS Plymouth, a sloop-of-war, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Plymouth, Massachusetts, a town on Plymouth Bay, about 35 miles southeast of Boston, Massachusetts. Plymouth was founded by the Pilgrims in 1620.
USS Plymouth (PG-57) USS Plymouth (PG-57), a patrol gunboat, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Plymouth, Massachusetts, a town founded by the Pilgrims in 1620 on Plymouth Bay, about 35 miles southeast of Boston.
USS Plymouth (SP-3308) USS Plymouth (SP-3308), a screw steamer, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Plymouth, Massachusetts, a town on Plymouth Bay, about 35 miles southeast of Boston, founded by the Pilgrims in 1620.
USS Pocahontas USS Pocahontas has been the name of more than one ship of the United States Navy, honoring Pocahontas, the Algonquin Indian daughter of Powhatan and wife of American colonist and Virginia tobacco grower John Rolfe:
USS Pocahontas (1852) USS Pocahontas, a screw steamer built at Medford, Massachusetts in 1852 as City of Boston, and purchased by the Navy at Boston, Massachusetts 20 March 1855, was the first United States Navy ship to be named for Pocahontas, the Algonquian wife of Virginia colonist John Rolfe. She was originally commissioned as USS Despatch on 17 January 1856, with Lt.

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