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USS Pocono (AGC-16) USS Pocono (AGC-16) was an Adirondack class amphibious force command ship named after a range of mountains in Eastern Pennsylvania. 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 Point Defiance (LSD-31) USS Point Defiance (LSD-31) was a Thomaston-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was named for a location in Pierce County, Washington, the site of a military reservation established by the U.
USS Polana (AKA-35) USS Polana (AKA-35) was an Artemis class attack cargo ship named after the minor planet 142 Polana, which in turn was named after the city of Pola (now Pula, Croatia), from which it was discovered. She served as a commissioned ship for 13 months.
USS Pollack (SS-180) USS Pollack (SS-180), a Porpoise-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pollack, a food fish resembling the true cod, but with the lower jaw projecting and without the barbel.
USS Pollack (SSN-603) USS Pollack (SSN-603), a Permit-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pollack, a food fish resembling the true cod, but with the lower jaw projecting and without the barbel.
USS Pomodon (SS-486) USS Pomodon (SS-486), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Pomodon (an obsolete synonym for Hemilutjanus) genera of snapper. Her keel was laid down on 29 January 1945 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
USS Pompano (SS-181) USS Pompano (SS-181), a Porpoise-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pompano, one of the best of food fishes, a marine carangoid living in the southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America.
USS Pompano (SS-491) USS Pompano (SS-491), a Tench-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pompano, a marine carangoid living in the southern Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico coasts of North America. Her construction by Portsmouth Navy Yard was authorized on 29 August 1944 and her keel was laid down on 16 July 1945, but the contract for her construction was cancelled on August 1945.
USS Ponaganset (AO-86) The USS Ponaganset (AO-86, and later, AOG-86) was an Escambia-class fleet oiler1, of the T2-SE-A2 tanker hull type, serving in the United States Navy during the era of the Second World War. Laid down 27 April 1942, she was named for the Ponaganset River located in Foster and Glocester, Rhode Island.
USS Ponchatoula (AO-148) The USS Ponchatoula (AO-148) was one of six Neosho Class fleet oilers built for the United States Navy. Named for a river which rises in Tangipahao Parish, Louisiana, and flows into the Natalbany River, she was the second U.
USS Porcupine (IX-126) USS Porcupine (IX-126), an Armadillo-class tanker designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the porcupine. A station tanker, her keel was laid down 11 October 1943 as Leif Ericson (MCE Hull 1930) by the Delta Shipbuilding Corporation in New Orleans, Louisiana.
USS Porter (DD-59) The second USS Porter (DD-59), named for David Porter and David Dixon Porter, was a Tucker-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She later served in the United States Coast Guard as CG-7.
USS Portsmouth (CL-102) The third USS Portsmouth (CL–102) was a Cleveland class light cruiser of the United States Navy. She was laid down by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company of Newport News, Virginia on 28 June 1943; launched 20 September 1944; sponsored by Mrs.
USS Portsmouth (SSN-707) USS Portsmouth (SSN-707), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Portsmouth, Virginia. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 10 December 1973 and her keel was laid down on 8 May 1980.
USS Potomac (1861) The second USS Potomac was an old whaler, purchased 1 November 1861. She was a part of the "Stone Fleet", a group of ships used to block the entrances to Confederate harbors, and was sunk for this purpose 9 January 1862.
USS Power (DD-839) USS Power (DD-839) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship named for First Lieutenant John V. Power (1918–1944), who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Battle of Kwajalein.
USS Preble (1839) USS Preble was a United States Navy sloop-of-war with 16 guns, built by the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, launched June 13, 1839 and commissioned in 1840. She was named after Commodore Edward Preble (1761-1807).
USS Preble (DLG-15/DDG-46) The USS PREBLE (DDG-46) is the fifth ship to be named in honor of Commodore Edward Preble. PREBLE was commissioned on May 9, 1960 as DLG-15 and was one of the first ships built from the keel up to fire Terrier guided missiles.
USS Prentiss (AKA-102) USS Prentiss (AKA-102) was a Tolland class attack cargo ship named after Prentiss County, Mississippi. Like all AKAs, Prentiss 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 President (1800) The first USS President of the United States Navy was a 44-gun sailing frigate built by Christian Bergh, East River, New York. It was launched 10 April 1800, and sailed from New York on her first cruise, 5 August 1800, Comdr.
USS Prince Georges (AP-165/AK-224) The USS Prince Georges (AP-165/AK-225) was a Crater-class transport and cargo ship in the service of the United States Navy in World War II. Named after the Prince Georges County, Maryland, it was the only ship of the Navy to bear this name.
USS Prince William (CVE-31) USS Prince William (CVE-31) (originally AVG-31, later ACV-31), ex-MC Hull 242, was laid down by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, Washington, 18 May 1942 as AVG-31; redesignated ACV-31 on 20 August 1942; launched 23 August 1942; sponsored by Mrs.
USS Prometheus (AR-3) The USS Prometheus (AR-3) was a repair ship that served the United States Navy during World War I and World War II. Named for Prometheus who, in Greek mythology, stole a spark from heaven and gave it as a gift of fire to newly-created mankind, she was originally laid down as a collier 18 October 1907 at the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California; launched 5 December 1908; and commissioned 15 January 1910 as USS Ontario (Fleet Collier No.
USS Prometheus (NCC-71201) USS Prometheus (NCC-71201) was a Nebula class starship that featured in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Second Sight". Named for the character of Prometheus from Greek mythology, the starship Prometheus was used by Dr.
USS Proteus (AC-9) The collier USS Proteus (AC-9) was laid down on October 31, 1911, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, and launched on September 14, 1912. With the threat of war looming, she was commissioned on July 9, 1913, to the U.
USS Providence (SSN-719) USS Providence (SSN-719), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Providence, Rhode Island. 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 14 October 1982.
USS Pueblo (AGER-2) USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is a Banner-class environmental research ship, notable for being boarded and captured by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on 23 January 1968 in what is known as the Pueblo incident or alternatively as the Pueblo crisis.
USS Puffer (SSN-652) USS Puffer (SSN-652), a Sturgeon-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the puffer, a fish which inflates its body with air. The contract to build her was awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi on 26 March 1963 and her keel was laid down on 8 February 1965.
USS Pulaski County (LST-1088) USS Pulaski County (LST-1088) was a LST-1081-class tank landing ship of the United States Navy, named for seven counties in the United States (see Pulaski for list of counties). Pulaski County earned two battle stars for Vietnam War service.
USS Purdy (DD-734) USS Purdy (DD-734), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander Frederick Warren Purdy, who was awarded the Silver Star for his rescue efforts while the Strong (DD-467) was sinking on 5 July 1942.
USS Puritan (1864) The USS Puritan was originally designed as a double-turreted ironclad monitor, the plans were altered to the specifications of John Ericsson, Puritan’s builder, following a long debate with the Navy; she was built with a single turret. Contracted 28 July 1862 to Ericsson, who in turn subcontracted the hull to Continental Iron Works of Greenpoint, New York and the machinery to Allaire Works of New York, N.
USS Quartz (IX-150) USS Quartz (IX-150), a Trefoil-class concrete barge designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for quartz or silicon dioxide (Si02) a hard, vitreous mineral occurring in many varieties and comprising 12% of the earth's crust. Her keel was laid down as MC hull 1330 by Barrett and Hilp, Belair Shipyards, San Francisco, California (T.
USS Queen of the West (1854) USS Queen of the West, a sidewheel steamer built at Cincinnati, Ohio in 1854, was purchased by the United States Department of War in 1862 and fitted out as a ram for Colonel Charles Ellet, Jr.'s Ram Fleet which operated on the Mississippi River in the U.
USS Queenfish (SSN-651) USS Queenfish (SSN-651), a Sturgeon-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the queenfish, a small, food fish found off the Pacific coast of North America. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 26 March 1963 and her keel was laid down on 11 May 1964.
USS Quick (DD-490) USS Quick (DD-490), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for John Henry Quick, who received the Medal of Honor “for gallantry in action” in signalling the gunfire support vessel Dolphin (PG-24) while exposed to heavy enemy fire at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 14 June 1898.
USS Quillback (SS-424) USS Quillback (SS-424), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for quillback, a fish of the sucker family, widespread in the freshwaters of North America and Northern Asia.
USS Quincy (CA-71) The third USS Quincy (CA-71), a Baltimore class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, was authorized 17 June 1940; laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Company, Shipbuilding Division, Quincy, Massachusetts as St. Paul 9 October 1941; renamed Quincy 16 October 1942 to perpetuate that name after destruction of the second Quincy at the Battle of Savo Island 9 August 1942.
USS Quirinus (ARL-39) USS Quirinus (ARL-39), originally LST-1151, was an Achelous-class repair ship of the United States Navy. It is the only ship of the Navy to be named for Quirinus, an early god of war in Roman mythology, identified with Romulus.
USS R-1 (SS-78) USS R-1 (SS-78) was the lead ship of the R-class coastal and harbor defense submarines of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 16 October 1917 by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts.
USS R-21 (SS-98) USS R-21 (SS-98) was an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 19 April 1917 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut; the R-boats built by Lake Torpedo Boat (R-21 through R-27) are sometimes considered a separate class from those built by Fore River Shipbuilding (R-1 through R-14) and Union Iron Works (R-15 through R-20).
USS R-22 (SS-99) USS R-22 (SS-99) was an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 19 April 1917 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut; the R-boats built by Lake Torpedo Boat (R-21 through R-27) are sometimes considered a separate class from those built by Fore River Shipbuilding (R-1 through R-14) and Union Iron Works (R-15 through R-20).
USS R-23 (SS-100) USS R-23 (SS-100) was an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 25 April 1917 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut; the R-boats built by Lake Torpedo Boat (R-21 through R-27) are sometimes considered a separate class from those built by Fore River Shipbuilding (R-1 through R-14) and Union Iron Works (R-15 through R-20).
USS R-24 (SS-101) USS R-24 (SS-101) was an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 9 May 1919 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut; the R-boats built by Lake Torpedo Boat (R-21 through R-27) are sometimes considered a separate class from those built by Fore River Shipbuilding (R-1 through R-14) and Union Iron Works (R-15 through R-20).
USS R-25 (SS-102) USS R-25 (SS-102) was an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down 26 April 1917 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut; the R-boats built by Lake Torpedo Boat (R-21 through R-27) are sometimes considered a separate class from those built by Fore River Shipbuilding (R-1 through R-14) and Union Iron Works (R-15 through R-20).
USS R-26 (SS-103) USS R-26 (SS-103) was an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down 26 April 1917 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut; the R-boats built by Lake Torpedo Boat (R-21 through R-27) are sometimes considered a separate class from those built by Fore River Shipbuilding (R-1 through R-14) and Union Iron Works (R-15 through R-20).
USS R-27 (SS-104) USS R-27 (SS-104) was an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 16 May 1917 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut; the R-boats built by Lake Torpedo Boat (R-21 through R-27) are sometimes considered a separate class from those built by Fore River Shipbuilding (R-1 through R-14) and Union Iron Works (R-15 through R-20).
USS Raccoon (IX-127) USS Raccoon (IX-127), an Armadillo-class tanker designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the raccoon, a small tree-climbing mammal of North America, active largely at night. She was built as a Liberty ship named J.
USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390) USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390) was a Bagley-class destroyer in the United States Navy, named for USMC Second Lieutenant Ralph Talbot (1897–1918), who was awarded the Medal of Honor during World War I. Talbot served in the Pacific Theater during World War II, from the attack on Pearl Harbor through the battle of Okinawa, earning 12 battle stars for her service.
USS Ramona (IX-76) USS Ramona (IX-76), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the title character in the novel Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson. A steel-hulled schooner, her keel was laid down in 1920 by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, in Newport, Rhode Island.
USS Ramsay (DD-124) The first USS Ramsay (DD–124) was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, reclassified as DM-16 during World War II and again reclassified as AG-98. She was named for Admiral Francis Ramsay.
USS Ranger (CV-4) The sixth USS Ranger (CV-4) was the first ship of the United States Navy to be designed and built from the keel up as an aircraft carrier. Ranger was built to be a smaller ship, closer to Langley in tonnage, and without an island; a small island was added after construction.
USS Rankin (AKA-103) USS Rankin (AKA-103/LKA-103) was a Tolland class (later Rankin class) attack cargo ship (later amphibious cargo ship) named after Rankin County, Mississippi. Like all AKAs, Rankin was designed to transport military cargo and landing craft, and use the latter to land weapons, supplies, soldiers and Marines on enemy shores during amphibious operations.
USS Raritan (1843) The first USS Raritan was a frigate built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, laid down in 1820 but not launched until 13 June 1843, sponsored by Commodore Frederick Engle. She was one of the last sailing frigates of the Navy.
USS Rathburne Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Rathburne, named in honor of the John Rathbun, one of the first officers of the Continental Navy. "Rathburne" is an incorrect spelling of the name Rathbun, which has also been spelled Rathbourne, Rathburn, or Rathbon.
USS Raven (AM-55) USS Raven (AM-55), the lead ship of her class of minesweeper, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the raven. Her keel was laid down on 28 June 1939 by the Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia.
USS Ray (SSN-653) USS Ray (SSN-653), a Sturgeon-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the ray, a fish characterized by a flat body, large pectoral fins, and a whiplike tail. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company on 26 March 1963 and her keel was laid down on 4 January 1965.
USS Razorback (SS-394) USS Razorback (SS-394), a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the razorback, a species of whale (Balaenoptera physalus) found in the far southern reaches of the Pacific Ocean. Recently, the state of Arkansas adopted the submarine, although it was not named after the University of Arkansas mascot.
USS Red Rover Red Rover, a 625-ton side-wheel river steamer, was built in 1859 at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was purchased by the Confederate Government in November 1861 and used as an accommodation ship at New Orleans, Louisiana.
USS Reeves (DE-156) USS Reeves (DE-156/APD-52) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, named in honor of Warrant Officer Thomas J. Reeves (1895–1941), who was killed in action, while serving aboard the battleship California (BB-44) during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
USS Reliant (Star Trek) In the fictional Star Trek universe, the USS Reliant was a Miranda class starship (the class designation was not established until Star Trek: The Next Generation) with the registry number of NCC-1864. The Reliant was the first Miranda class starship to be seen on screen, and she was also the first non-Constitution class Federation starship to be shown on-screen (however, the initial concept of the Reliant, as seen in the script and early storyboards for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, depicted it as a Constitution-class ship like the Enterprise).
USS Remora (SS-487) USS Remora (SS-487), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the remora, a fish with a suctorial disk on its head enabling it to cling to other fish and to ships. Her keel was laid down on 5 March 1945 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
USS Reprisal (1776) USS Reprisal, 18, was the first ship of what was to become the United States Navy to be given the name promising hostile action in response to an offence. Originally the merchantman brig Molly, she was purchased by the Marine Committee of the Continental Congress on March 28, 1776, renamed Reprisal, and placed under the command of Captain Lambert Wickes.
USS Reprisal (brig) Reprisal, 18, was the first ship of what was to become the United States Navy to be given the name promising hostile action in response to an offence. Originally the merchantman brig Molly, she was purchased by the Marine Committee of the Continental Congress on March 28, 1776, renamed Reprisal, and placed under the command of Captain Lambert.
USS Reuben James (DD-245) USS Reuben James (DD-245), a post-World War I four-stack Clemson-class destroyer, was the first United States Navy ship sunk by hostile action in World War II and the first named for Boatswain's Mate Reuben James (c.1776–1838), who distinguished himself fighting in the Barbary Wars.
USS Reuben James (DE-153) USS Reuben James (DE-153) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort in the United States Navy. She was the second ship named for Reuben James, a Boatswain's Mate who distinguished himself fighting the Barbary pirates.
USS Richard S. Edwards (DD-950) USS Richard S. Edwards (DD-950), named for Admiral Richard Stanislaus Edwards USN (1885-1956), was a Forrest Sherman class destroyer built by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company at Seattle in Washington and launched on 24 September 1957 by Mrs.
USS Robalo (SS-273) USS Robalo (SS-273), a Gato-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the rĂłbalo or common snook, a warm water sport and food fish. Her keel was laid down on 24 October 1942 by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company at Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
USS Roi (CVE-103) USS Roi (CVE-103), originally MC hull 1140 and later projected as an AVG and an ACV, was laid down as Alava Bay (CVE-130) on 22 March 1944 by Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Vancouver, Washington; renamed Roi 26 April 1944; launched 2 June 1944; sponsored by Mrs.
USS Ronquil (SS-396) USS Ronquil (SS-396), a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy named for the ronquil, a spiny-finned fish found along the northwest coast of North America. It has a single dorsal fin and a large mouth and resembles the tropical jawfish.
USS Roxane (AKA-37) USS Roxane (AKA-37) was an Artemis class attack cargo ship named after the minor planed 317 Roxane, which in turn was named after Roxana, the wife of Alexander the Great. USS Roxane served as a commissioned ship for 14 months.
USS Rushmore (LSD-47) USS Rushmore (LSD-47) is a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship to be named for the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
USS S-1 (SS-105) USS S-1 (SS-105) was the lead boat of the S class of submarines of the United States Navy. The Navy had awarded contracts for the first three S-boats under the same general specifications but of different design types.
USS S-14 (SS-119) USS S-14 (SS-119) was a second-group (S-3 or "Government") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 7 December 1917 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
USS S-15 (SS-120) USS S-15 (SS-120) was a second-group (S-3 or "Government") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 13 December 1917 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
USS S-16 (SS-121) USS S-16 (SS-121) was a second-group (S-3 or "Government") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 19 March 1918 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
USS S-17 (SS-122) USS S-17 (SS-122) was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 19 March 1918 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
USS S-18 (SS-123) USS S-18 (SS-123) was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 15 August 1918 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Quincy, Massachusetts.
USS S-19 (SS-124) USS S-19 (SS-124) was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 15 August 1918 by the Electric Boat Company in New York City, on subcontract to Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation of Quincy, Massachusetts.
USS S-20 (SS-125) USS S-20 (SS-125) was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 15 August 1918 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Quincy, Massachusetts.
USS S-21 (SS-126) USS S-21 (SS-126) was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 19 December 1918 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Quincy, Massachusetts.
USS S-22 (SS-127) USS S-22 (SS-127) was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 6 January 1919 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Quincy, Massachusetts.
USS S-23 (SS-128) USS S-23 (SS-128) was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 18 January 1919 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Quincy, Massachusetts.
USS S-24 (SS-129) USS S-24 (SS-129) was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 1 November 1918 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Quincy, Massachusetts.
USS S-27 (SS-132) USS S-27 (SS-132) was a S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her construction was authorized in March 1917, and her keel was laid down on 11 April 1919 by the Fore River Plant, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts.
USS S-29 (SS-134) USS S-29 (SS-134), was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 17 April 1919 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Quincy, Massachusetts.
USS S-3 (SS-107) USS S-3 (SS-107) was the prototype of the "Government-type" S-class submarines of the United States Navy. (S-1 (SS-105) was the "Holland-type" prototype and S-2 (SS-106) was the "Lake-type".
USS S-40 (SS-145) USS S-40 (SS-145) was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 5 March 1919 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in San Francisco, California.
USS S-41 (SS-146) USS S-41 (SS-146), a, was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 17 April 1919 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in San Francisco, California.
USS S-42 (SS-153) USS S-42 (SS-153) was the first submarine in the third group of S-class submarines of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 16 December 1920 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Quincy, Massachusetts.
USS S-48 (SS-159) USS S-48 (SS-159) was the first submarine in the fourth group of S-class submarines of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 22 October 1920 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
USS Sabalo (SS-302) USS Sabalo (SS-302), a Balao-class submarine, was the first submarine and second ship of the United States Navy to be named sabalo, another name for the tarpon, a large, silvery game fish of the herring group, found in the warmer parts of the Western Atlantic. The first Sabalo retained her name when she was acquired by the Navy during World War I; the second was named for the fish by the Navy.
USS Sable (IX-81) USS Sable (IX-81) was a freshwater aircraft carrier of the United States Navy during World War II. She had been converted from a paddlewheeler coal-burning steamer to be used for advanced training for naval aviators in carrier takeoffs and landings.
USS Sacagawea USS Sacagawea has been the name of several ships of the United States Navy. These ships operated by the Navy have been named for Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who acted as guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
USS Sacagawea (YT-326) USS Sacagawea (YT/YTM-326) was built in 1925 and acquired by the Navy from Brazil in 1942 as Almirante No-ronka. She was renamed Sacagawea on 1 September 1942 and was placed in service as a harbor tug at Charleston, South Carolina, upon her delivery on 30 September.
USS Sacramento (AOE-1) USS Sacramento (AOE-1) was the third ship in the United States Navy to bear the name, for both the Sacramento River and the capital city of California. She was the lead ship of her class of fast combat support ship.
USS Saginaw (LST-1188) USS Saginaw (LST-1188), the second ship to be named Saginaw, is named after both a city in the state of Michigan, and a river in mid-Michigan of the same name that is formed by the confluence of the Titabawasee, Shiawassee, and Cass, rivers just south of the city of Saginaw, Michigan, and flowing north through Bay City to empty into the Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron. See USS Saginaw for other ships of this name.
USS Sagittarius (AKN-2) The USS Sagittarius (AKN-2) was an Indus-class net cargo ship in the service of the United States Navy in World War II. Named after the constellation Sagittarius, it was the only ship of the Navy to bear this name.
USS Sailfish (SSR-572) USS Sailfish (SSR/SS/AGSS-572), the lead ship of her class of submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sailfish, a large gamefish inhabiting tropical seas, related to the swordfish, but possessing scales and a large sail-like dorsal fin.
USS Salisbury Sound (AV-13) USS Salisbury Sound (AV-13), a Currituck-class seaplane tender, was laid down on 10 April 1943 by Todd Pacific Shipyards, San Pedro, California. The ship was originally named Puget Sound, however it was renamed on 5 June 1944, before it was launched on 18 June 1944.
USS Salish (ATA-187) The USS Salish (ATA-187) (previously ATR-114) was a Sotoyomo class rescue tug US Navy ship, her hull was laid down on 29 August 1944. She left US service on 10 February 1972 and was recommissioned in the Argentine Navy on the same day as the ARA Alferez Sobral.
USS Point Defiance (LSD-31) USS Point Defiance (LSD-31) was a Thomaston-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was named for a location in Pierce County, Washington, the site of a military reservation established by the U.
USS Polana (AKA-35) USS Polana (AKA-35) was an Artemis class attack cargo ship named after the minor planet 142 Polana, which in turn was named after the city of Pola (now Pula, Croatia), from which it was discovered. She served as a commissioned ship for 13 months.
USS Pollack (SS-180) USS Pollack (SS-180), a Porpoise-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pollack, a food fish resembling the true cod, but with the lower jaw projecting and without the barbel.
USS Pollack (SSN-603) USS Pollack (SSN-603), a Permit-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pollack, a food fish resembling the true cod, but with the lower jaw projecting and without the barbel.
USS Pomodon (SS-486) USS Pomodon (SS-486), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Pomodon (an obsolete synonym for Hemilutjanus) genera of snapper. Her keel was laid down on 29 January 1945 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
USS Pompano (SS-181) USS Pompano (SS-181), a Porpoise-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pompano, one of the best of food fishes, a marine carangoid living in the southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America.
USS Pompano (SS-491) USS Pompano (SS-491), a Tench-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pompano, a marine carangoid living in the southern Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico coasts of North America. Her construction by Portsmouth Navy Yard was authorized on 29 August 1944 and her keel was laid down on 16 July 1945, but the contract for her construction was cancelled on August 1945.
USS Ponaganset (AO-86) The USS Ponaganset (AO-86, and later, AOG-86) was an Escambia-class fleet oiler1, of the T2-SE-A2 tanker hull type, serving in the United States Navy during the era of the Second World War. Laid down 27 April 1942, she was named for the Ponaganset River located in Foster and Glocester, Rhode Island.
USS Ponchatoula (AO-148) The USS Ponchatoula (AO-148) was one of six Neosho Class fleet oilers built for the United States Navy. Named for a river which rises in Tangipahao Parish, Louisiana, and flows into the Natalbany River, she was the second U.
USS Porcupine (IX-126) USS Porcupine (IX-126), an Armadillo-class tanker designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the porcupine. A station tanker, her keel was laid down 11 October 1943 as Leif Ericson (MCE Hull 1930) by the Delta Shipbuilding Corporation in New Orleans, Louisiana.
USS Porter (DD-59) The second USS Porter (DD-59), named for David Porter and David Dixon Porter, was a Tucker-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She later served in the United States Coast Guard as CG-7.
USS Portsmouth (CL-102) The third USS Portsmouth (CL–102) was a Cleveland class light cruiser of the United States Navy. She was laid down by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company of Newport News, Virginia on 28 June 1943; launched 20 September 1944; sponsored by Mrs.
USS Portsmouth (SSN-707) USS Portsmouth (SSN-707), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Portsmouth, Virginia. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 10 December 1973 and her keel was laid down on 8 May 1980.
USS Potomac (1861) The second USS Potomac was an old whaler, purchased 1 November 1861. She was a part of the "Stone Fleet", a group of ships used to block the entrances to Confederate harbors, and was sunk for this purpose 9 January 1862.
USS Power (DD-839) USS Power (DD-839) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship named for First Lieutenant John V. Power (1918–1944), who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Battle of Kwajalein.
USS Preble (1839) USS Preble was a United States Navy sloop-of-war with 16 guns, built by the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, launched June 13, 1839 and commissioned in 1840. She was named after Commodore Edward Preble (1761-1807).
USS Preble (DLG-15/DDG-46) The USS PREBLE (DDG-46) is the fifth ship to be named in honor of Commodore Edward Preble. PREBLE was commissioned on May 9, 1960 as DLG-15 and was one of the first ships built from the keel up to fire Terrier guided missiles.
USS Prentiss (AKA-102) USS Prentiss (AKA-102) was a Tolland class attack cargo ship named after Prentiss County, Mississippi. Like all AKAs, Prentiss 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 President (1800) The first USS President of the United States Navy was a 44-gun sailing frigate built by Christian Bergh, East River, New York. It was launched 10 April 1800, and sailed from New York on her first cruise, 5 August 1800, Comdr.
USS Prince Georges (AP-165/AK-224) The USS Prince Georges (AP-165/AK-225) was a Crater-class transport and cargo ship in the service of the United States Navy in World War II. Named after the Prince Georges County, Maryland, it was the only ship of the Navy to bear this name.
USS Prince William (CVE-31) USS Prince William (CVE-31) (originally AVG-31, later ACV-31), ex-MC Hull 242, was laid down by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, Washington, 18 May 1942 as AVG-31; redesignated ACV-31 on 20 August 1942; launched 23 August 1942; sponsored by Mrs.
USS Prometheus (AR-3) The USS Prometheus (AR-3) was a repair ship that served the United States Navy during World War I and World War II. Named for Prometheus who, in Greek mythology, stole a spark from heaven and gave it as a gift of fire to newly-created mankind, she was originally laid down as a collier 18 October 1907 at the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California; launched 5 December 1908; and commissioned 15 January 1910 as USS Ontario (Fleet Collier No.
USS Prometheus (NCC-71201) USS Prometheus (NCC-71201) was a Nebula class starship that featured in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Second Sight". Named for the character of Prometheus from Greek mythology, the starship Prometheus was used by Dr.
USS Proteus (AC-9) The collier USS Proteus (AC-9) was laid down on October 31, 1911, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, and launched on September 14, 1912. With the threat of war looming, she was commissioned on July 9, 1913, to the U.
USS Providence (SSN-719) USS Providence (SSN-719), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Providence, Rhode Island. 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 14 October 1982.
USS Pueblo (AGER-2) USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is a Banner-class environmental research ship, notable for being boarded and captured by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on 23 January 1968 in what is known as the Pueblo incident or alternatively as the Pueblo crisis.
USS Puffer (SSN-652) USS Puffer (SSN-652), a Sturgeon-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the puffer, a fish which inflates its body with air. The contract to build her was awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi on 26 March 1963 and her keel was laid down on 8 February 1965.
USS Pulaski County (LST-1088) USS Pulaski County (LST-1088) was a LST-1081-class tank landing ship of the United States Navy, named for seven counties in the United States (see Pulaski for list of counties). Pulaski County earned two battle stars for Vietnam War service.
USS Purdy (DD-734) USS Purdy (DD-734), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander Frederick Warren Purdy, who was awarded the Silver Star for his rescue efforts while the Strong (DD-467) was sinking on 5 July 1942.
USS Puritan (1864) The USS Puritan was originally designed as a double-turreted ironclad monitor, the plans were altered to the specifications of John Ericsson, Puritan’s builder, following a long debate with the Navy; she was built with a single turret. Contracted 28 July 1862 to Ericsson, who in turn subcontracted the hull to Continental Iron Works of Greenpoint, New York and the machinery to Allaire Works of New York, N.
USS Quartz (IX-150) USS Quartz (IX-150), a Trefoil-class concrete barge designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for quartz or silicon dioxide (Si02) a hard, vitreous mineral occurring in many varieties and comprising 12% of the earth's crust. Her keel was laid down as MC hull 1330 by Barrett and Hilp, Belair Shipyards, San Francisco, California (T.
USS Queen of the West (1854) USS Queen of the West, a sidewheel steamer built at Cincinnati, Ohio in 1854, was purchased by the United States Department of War in 1862 and fitted out as a ram for Colonel Charles Ellet, Jr.'s Ram Fleet which operated on the Mississippi River in the U.
USS Queenfish (SSN-651) USS Queenfish (SSN-651), a Sturgeon-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the queenfish, a small, food fish found off the Pacific coast of North America. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 26 March 1963 and her keel was laid down on 11 May 1964.
USS Quick (DD-490) USS Quick (DD-490), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for John Henry Quick, who received the Medal of Honor “for gallantry in action” in signalling the gunfire support vessel Dolphin (PG-24) while exposed to heavy enemy fire at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 14 June 1898.
USS Quillback (SS-424) USS Quillback (SS-424), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for quillback, a fish of the sucker family, widespread in the freshwaters of North America and Northern Asia.
USS Quincy (CA-71) The third USS Quincy (CA-71), a Baltimore class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, was authorized 17 June 1940; laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Company, Shipbuilding Division, Quincy, Massachusetts as St. Paul 9 October 1941; renamed Quincy 16 October 1942 to perpetuate that name after destruction of the second Quincy at the Battle of Savo Island 9 August 1942.
USS Quirinus (ARL-39) USS Quirinus (ARL-39), originally LST-1151, was an Achelous-class repair ship of the United States Navy. It is the only ship of the Navy to be named for Quirinus, an early god of war in Roman mythology, identified with Romulus.
USS R-1 (SS-78) USS R-1 (SS-78) was the lead ship of the R-class coastal and harbor defense submarines of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 16 October 1917 by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts.
USS R-21 (SS-98) USS R-21 (SS-98) was an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 19 April 1917 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut; the R-boats built by Lake Torpedo Boat (R-21 through R-27) are sometimes considered a separate class from those built by Fore River Shipbuilding (R-1 through R-14) and Union Iron Works (R-15 through R-20).
USS R-22 (SS-99) USS R-22 (SS-99) was an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 19 April 1917 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut; the R-boats built by Lake Torpedo Boat (R-21 through R-27) are sometimes considered a separate class from those built by Fore River Shipbuilding (R-1 through R-14) and Union Iron Works (R-15 through R-20).
USS R-23 (SS-100) USS R-23 (SS-100) was an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 25 April 1917 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut; the R-boats built by Lake Torpedo Boat (R-21 through R-27) are sometimes considered a separate class from those built by Fore River Shipbuilding (R-1 through R-14) and Union Iron Works (R-15 through R-20).
USS R-24 (SS-101) USS R-24 (SS-101) was an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 9 May 1919 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut; the R-boats built by Lake Torpedo Boat (R-21 through R-27) are sometimes considered a separate class from those built by Fore River Shipbuilding (R-1 through R-14) and Union Iron Works (R-15 through R-20).
USS R-25 (SS-102) USS R-25 (SS-102) was an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down 26 April 1917 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut; the R-boats built by Lake Torpedo Boat (R-21 through R-27) are sometimes considered a separate class from those built by Fore River Shipbuilding (R-1 through R-14) and Union Iron Works (R-15 through R-20).
USS R-26 (SS-103) USS R-26 (SS-103) was an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down 26 April 1917 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut; the R-boats built by Lake Torpedo Boat (R-21 through R-27) are sometimes considered a separate class from those built by Fore River Shipbuilding (R-1 through R-14) and Union Iron Works (R-15 through R-20).
USS R-27 (SS-104) USS R-27 (SS-104) was an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 16 May 1917 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut; the R-boats built by Lake Torpedo Boat (R-21 through R-27) are sometimes considered a separate class from those built by Fore River Shipbuilding (R-1 through R-14) and Union Iron Works (R-15 through R-20).
USS Raccoon (IX-127) USS Raccoon (IX-127), an Armadillo-class tanker designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the raccoon, a small tree-climbing mammal of North America, active largely at night. She was built as a Liberty ship named J.
USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390) USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390) was a Bagley-class destroyer in the United States Navy, named for USMC Second Lieutenant Ralph Talbot (1897–1918), who was awarded the Medal of Honor during World War I. Talbot served in the Pacific Theater during World War II, from the attack on Pearl Harbor through the battle of Okinawa, earning 12 battle stars for her service.
USS Ramona (IX-76) USS Ramona (IX-76), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the title character in the novel Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson. A steel-hulled schooner, her keel was laid down in 1920 by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, in Newport, Rhode Island.
USS Ramsay (DD-124) The first USS Ramsay (DD–124) was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I, reclassified as DM-16 during World War II and again reclassified as AG-98. She was named for Admiral Francis Ramsay.
USS Ranger (CV-4) The sixth USS Ranger (CV-4) was the first ship of the United States Navy to be designed and built from the keel up as an aircraft carrier. Ranger was built to be a smaller ship, closer to Langley in tonnage, and without an island; a small island was added after construction.
USS Rankin (AKA-103) USS Rankin (AKA-103/LKA-103) was a Tolland class (later Rankin class) attack cargo ship (later amphibious cargo ship) named after Rankin County, Mississippi. Like all AKAs, Rankin was designed to transport military cargo and landing craft, and use the latter to land weapons, supplies, soldiers and Marines on enemy shores during amphibious operations.
USS Raritan (1843) The first USS Raritan was a frigate built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, laid down in 1820 but not launched until 13 June 1843, sponsored by Commodore Frederick Engle. She was one of the last sailing frigates of the Navy.
USS Rathburne Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Rathburne, named in honor of the John Rathbun, one of the first officers of the Continental Navy. "Rathburne" is an incorrect spelling of the name Rathbun, which has also been spelled Rathbourne, Rathburn, or Rathbon.
USS Raven (AM-55) USS Raven (AM-55), the lead ship of her class of minesweeper, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the raven. Her keel was laid down on 28 June 1939 by the Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia.
USS Ray (SSN-653) USS Ray (SSN-653), a Sturgeon-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the ray, a fish characterized by a flat body, large pectoral fins, and a whiplike tail. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company on 26 March 1963 and her keel was laid down on 4 January 1965.
USS Razorback (SS-394) USS Razorback (SS-394), a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the razorback, a species of whale (Balaenoptera physalus) found in the far southern reaches of the Pacific Ocean. Recently, the state of Arkansas adopted the submarine, although it was not named after the University of Arkansas mascot.
USS Red Rover Red Rover, a 625-ton side-wheel river steamer, was built in 1859 at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was purchased by the Confederate Government in November 1861 and used as an accommodation ship at New Orleans, Louisiana.
USS Reeves (DE-156) USS Reeves (DE-156/APD-52) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, named in honor of Warrant Officer Thomas J. Reeves (1895–1941), who was killed in action, while serving aboard the battleship California (BB-44) during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
USS Reliant (Star Trek) In the fictional Star Trek universe, the USS Reliant was a Miranda class starship (the class designation was not established until Star Trek: The Next Generation) with the registry number of NCC-1864. The Reliant was the first Miranda class starship to be seen on screen, and she was also the first non-Constitution class Federation starship to be shown on-screen (however, the initial concept of the Reliant, as seen in the script and early storyboards for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, depicted it as a Constitution-class ship like the Enterprise).
USS Remora (SS-487) USS Remora (SS-487), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the remora, a fish with a suctorial disk on its head enabling it to cling to other fish and to ships. Her keel was laid down on 5 March 1945 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
USS Reprisal (1776) USS Reprisal, 18, was the first ship of what was to become the United States Navy to be given the name promising hostile action in response to an offence. Originally the merchantman brig Molly, she was purchased by the Marine Committee of the Continental Congress on March 28, 1776, renamed Reprisal, and placed under the command of Captain Lambert Wickes.
USS Reprisal (brig) Reprisal, 18, was the first ship of what was to become the United States Navy to be given the name promising hostile action in response to an offence. Originally the merchantman brig Molly, she was purchased by the Marine Committee of the Continental Congress on March 28, 1776, renamed Reprisal, and placed under the command of Captain Lambert.
USS Reuben James (DD-245) USS Reuben James (DD-245), a post-World War I four-stack Clemson-class destroyer, was the first United States Navy ship sunk by hostile action in World War II and the first named for Boatswain's Mate Reuben James (c.1776–1838), who distinguished himself fighting in the Barbary Wars.
USS Reuben James (DE-153) USS Reuben James (DE-153) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort in the United States Navy. She was the second ship named for Reuben James, a Boatswain's Mate who distinguished himself fighting the Barbary pirates.
USS Richard S. Edwards (DD-950) USS Richard S. Edwards (DD-950), named for Admiral Richard Stanislaus Edwards USN (1885-1956), was a Forrest Sherman class destroyer built by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company at Seattle in Washington and launched on 24 September 1957 by Mrs.
USS Robalo (SS-273) USS Robalo (SS-273), a Gato-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the rĂłbalo or common snook, a warm water sport and food fish. Her keel was laid down on 24 October 1942 by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company at Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
USS Roi (CVE-103) USS Roi (CVE-103), originally MC hull 1140 and later projected as an AVG and an ACV, was laid down as Alava Bay (CVE-130) on 22 March 1944 by Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Vancouver, Washington; renamed Roi 26 April 1944; launched 2 June 1944; sponsored by Mrs.
USS Ronquil (SS-396) USS Ronquil (SS-396), a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy named for the ronquil, a spiny-finned fish found along the northwest coast of North America. It has a single dorsal fin and a large mouth and resembles the tropical jawfish.
USS Roxane (AKA-37) USS Roxane (AKA-37) was an Artemis class attack cargo ship named after the minor planed 317 Roxane, which in turn was named after Roxana, the wife of Alexander the Great. USS Roxane served as a commissioned ship for 14 months.
USS Rushmore (LSD-47) USS Rushmore (LSD-47) is a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship to be named for the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
USS S-1 (SS-105) USS S-1 (SS-105) was the lead boat of the S class of submarines of the United States Navy. The Navy had awarded contracts for the first three S-boats under the same general specifications but of different design types.
USS S-14 (SS-119) USS S-14 (SS-119) was a second-group (S-3 or "Government") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 7 December 1917 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
USS S-15 (SS-120) USS S-15 (SS-120) was a second-group (S-3 or "Government") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 13 December 1917 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
USS S-16 (SS-121) USS S-16 (SS-121) was a second-group (S-3 or "Government") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 19 March 1918 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
USS S-17 (SS-122) USS S-17 (SS-122) was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 19 March 1918 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
USS S-18 (SS-123) USS S-18 (SS-123) was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 15 August 1918 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Quincy, Massachusetts.
USS S-19 (SS-124) USS S-19 (SS-124) was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 15 August 1918 by the Electric Boat Company in New York City, on subcontract to Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation of Quincy, Massachusetts.
USS S-20 (SS-125) USS S-20 (SS-125) was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 15 August 1918 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Quincy, Massachusetts.
USS S-21 (SS-126) USS S-21 (SS-126) was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 19 December 1918 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Quincy, Massachusetts.
USS S-22 (SS-127) USS S-22 (SS-127) was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 6 January 1919 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Quincy, Massachusetts.
USS S-23 (SS-128) USS S-23 (SS-128) was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 18 January 1919 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Quincy, Massachusetts.
USS S-24 (SS-129) USS S-24 (SS-129) was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 1 November 1918 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Quincy, Massachusetts.
USS S-27 (SS-132) USS S-27 (SS-132) was a S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her construction was authorized in March 1917, and her keel was laid down on 11 April 1919 by the Fore River Plant, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts.
USS S-29 (SS-134) USS S-29 (SS-134), was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 17 April 1919 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Quincy, Massachusetts.
USS S-3 (SS-107) USS S-3 (SS-107) was the prototype of the "Government-type" S-class submarines of the United States Navy. (S-1 (SS-105) was the "Holland-type" prototype and S-2 (SS-106) was the "Lake-type".
USS S-40 (SS-145) USS S-40 (SS-145) was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 5 March 1919 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in San Francisco, California.
USS S-41 (SS-146) USS S-41 (SS-146), a, was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 17 April 1919 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in San Francisco, California.
USS S-42 (SS-153) USS S-42 (SS-153) was the first submarine in the third group of S-class submarines of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 16 December 1920 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Quincy, Massachusetts.
USS S-48 (SS-159) USS S-48 (SS-159) was the first submarine in the fourth group of S-class submarines of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 22 October 1920 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
USS Sabalo (SS-302) USS Sabalo (SS-302), a Balao-class submarine, was the first submarine and second ship of the United States Navy to be named sabalo, another name for the tarpon, a large, silvery game fish of the herring group, found in the warmer parts of the Western Atlantic. The first Sabalo retained her name when she was acquired by the Navy during World War I; the second was named for the fish by the Navy.
USS Sable (IX-81) USS Sable (IX-81) was a freshwater aircraft carrier of the United States Navy during World War II. She had been converted from a paddlewheeler coal-burning steamer to be used for advanced training for naval aviators in carrier takeoffs and landings.
USS Sacagawea USS Sacagawea has been the name of several ships of the United States Navy. These ships operated by the Navy have been named for Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who acted as guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
USS Sacagawea (YT-326) USS Sacagawea (YT/YTM-326) was built in 1925 and acquired by the Navy from Brazil in 1942 as Almirante No-ronka. She was renamed Sacagawea on 1 September 1942 and was placed in service as a harbor tug at Charleston, South Carolina, upon her delivery on 30 September.
USS Sacramento (AOE-1) USS Sacramento (AOE-1) was the third ship in the United States Navy to bear the name, for both the Sacramento River and the capital city of California. She was the lead ship of her class of fast combat support ship.
USS Saginaw (LST-1188) USS Saginaw (LST-1188), the second ship to be named Saginaw, is named after both a city in the state of Michigan, and a river in mid-Michigan of the same name that is formed by the confluence of the Titabawasee, Shiawassee, and Cass, rivers just south of the city of Saginaw, Michigan, and flowing north through Bay City to empty into the Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron. See USS Saginaw for other ships of this name.
USS Sagittarius (AKN-2) The USS Sagittarius (AKN-2) was an Indus-class net cargo ship in the service of the United States Navy in World War II. Named after the constellation Sagittarius, it was the only ship of the Navy to bear this name.
USS Sailfish (SSR-572) USS Sailfish (SSR/SS/AGSS-572), the lead ship of her class of submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sailfish, a large gamefish inhabiting tropical seas, related to the swordfish, but possessing scales and a large sail-like dorsal fin.
USS Salisbury Sound (AV-13) USS Salisbury Sound (AV-13), a Currituck-class seaplane tender, was laid down on 10 April 1943 by Todd Pacific Shipyards, San Pedro, California. The ship was originally named Puget Sound, however it was renamed on 5 June 1944, before it was launched on 18 June 1944.
USS Salish (ATA-187) The USS Salish (ATA-187) (previously ATR-114) was a Sotoyomo class rescue tug US Navy ship, her hull was laid down on 29 August 1944. She left US service on 10 February 1972 and was recommissioned in the Argentine Navy on the same day as the ARA Alferez Sobral.
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