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USS Sturgeon (SSN-637) USS Sturgeon (SSN-637), the lead ship of her class of nuclear attack submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sturgeon, a large, bony-plated fish with an elongated body that is an important source of caviar and isinglass.
USS Suffolk (AKA-69) USS Suffolk (AKA-69) was a Tolland class attack cargo ship named after counties in Massachusetts and New York. Suffolk 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 Suisun (AVP-53) USS Suisun (AVP-53) was a Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in the United States Navy, named for a bay off the California coast. She was laid down on 4 October 1942 by the Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton, Washington; launched on 14 March 1943; sponsored by Mrs.
USS Sumter (LST-1181) The third ship of the twenty ship Newport class tank landing ship, which replaced the traditional bow door design LST. Two derrick arms support a thirty-ton, 112-foot bow ramp for the unloading of tanks and other vehicles ashore, additionally, amphibious vehicles can be launched from the tank deck via the ship's stern gate and the ship's flight deck can accommodate most Navy helicopter types.
USS Sunfish Two ships of the United States Navy have born the name USS Sunfish, named in honor of the ocean sunfish, Mola Mola, a plectognath marine fish, having a deep body truncated behind, and high dorsal and anal fins.
USS Sunfish (SS-281) USS Sunfish (SS-281), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the ocean sunfish, Mola Mola, a plectognath marine fish, having a deep body truncated behind, and high dorsal and anal fins.
USS Sunfish (SSN-649) USS Sunfish (SSN-649), a Sturgeon-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Ocean Sunfish Mola mola, a marine species having a deep body truncated behind, and high dorsal and anal fins.
USS Surfbird (AM-383) The USS Surfbird (AM-383) is one of 173 Auk Class minesweepers built during World War II for service in the United States Navy, named for a shore bird (Aphriza virgata) indigenous to the Pacific coasts of America. Surfbird was laid down on 15 February 1944 by the American Shipbuilding Company, Lorain, Ohio; launched on 31 August 1944, sponsored by Mrs.
USS Susquehanna Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Susquehanna for a river which rises in Lake Otsego in central New York and flows across Pennsylvania and the northeast corner of Maryland to empty into Chesapeake Bay.
USS Susquehanna (1847) USS Susquehanna, a sidewheel steamer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for a river which rises in Lake Otsego in central New York and flows across Pennsylvania and the northeast corner of Maryland to empty into the Chesapeake Bay. Her keel was laid down by the New York Navy Yard in 1847.
USS Susquehanna (AOG-5) USS Susquehanna (AOG-5), a Patapsco-class gasoline tanker, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for a river which rises in Lake Otsego in central New York and flows across Pennsylvania and the northeast corner of Maryland to empty into the Chesapeake Bay. Her keel was laid down on 9 September 1942 by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation of Seattle, Washington.
USS Suwannee (CVE-27) USS Suwannee (CVE-27) (originally an oiler AO-33, converted to an escort aircraft carrier AVG/ACV/CVE-27) was laid down on 3 June 1938 at Kearny, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, under a Maritime Commission contract as Markay (MC hull 5); launched on 4 March 1939, sponsored by Mrs. Howard L.
USS Swordfish (SSN-579) USS Swordfish (SSN-579), a Skate-class submarine, was the second submarine of the United States Navy named for the swordfish, a large fish with a long, swordlike beak and a high dorsal fin. (The first was USS Swordfish (SS-193).
USS Tabora (AKA-45) USS Tabora (AKA-45) was an Artemis class attack cargo ship named after the minor planet 721 Tabora. Discovered in 1911, the new body was named in 1913 during a conference held in Hamburg, Germany, on board the ocean liner Tabora of the Deutsche Ost Afrika Linie.
USS Tacoma (PF-3) USS Tacoma (PF-3), was the lead ship of the Tacoma-class frigates. It was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Tacoma, Washington, a city and port on the coast of Puget Sound in the west central part of the state of Washington.
USS Tacoma (PG-92) USS Tacoma (PG-92) was decommissioned in 1982 at Little Creek, Virginia. For the previous couple of years she and the USS Welsh were a part of the Saudi Naval Expansion Program, training Saudi personnel on shipboard operations.
USS Taconic (AGC-17) USS Taconic (AGC-17) was an Adirondack class amphibious force command ship named after the Taconic Mountains in New York. 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 Tanner (AGS-15) USS Tanner (AGS-15) was originally built as the USS Pamina (AKA-34), an Artemis class attack cargo ship named after the minor planet 539 Pamina, which in turn was named after a character in Mozart's opera The Magic Flute. However early in the ship's service it was reclassified AGS-15 and renamed Tanner.
USS Tarantula Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Tarantula, a name applied to Italy's wolf spider, to some Asiatic spiders, and to various species of large, dark, hairy spiders found in the warmer climes of the Americas.
USS Tarpon (SS-175) The second USS Tarpon (SS-175) was laid down on 22 December 1933 at Groton, Connecticut, by the Electric Boat Corporation; launched on 4 September 1935; sponsored by Miss Eleanore Katherine Roosevelt, daughter of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Henry L. Roosevelt; and commissioned on 12 March 1936, Lt.
USS Tate (AKA-70) USS Tate (AKA-70) was a Tolland class attack cargo ship named after Tate County, Mississippi. Tate 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 Tattnall (DDG-19) USS Tatnall (DDG-19), named for Captain Josiah Tattnall USN (1794–1871(also an Admiral in the Confederate States Navy and originator of the expression "blood is thicker than water"), was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile armed destroyer.
USS Tautog (SS-199) USS Tautog (SS-199), a Tambor-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the tautog, a small edible sport fish, also called blackfish or oysterfish, found on the Atlantic coast of the United States.
USS Tautog (SSN-639) USS Tautog (SSN-639), a Sturgeon-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the tautog, a small, edible, sport fish, also called blackfish or oysterfish, found on the Atlantic coast of the United States. The contract to build her was awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi on 30 November 1961 and her keel was laid down on 27 January 1964.
USS Taylor Three ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Taylor. The first Taylor was named for Rear Admiral Henry Clay Taylor, the second Taylor commemorates Rear Admiral William Rogers Taylor and the third Taylor is named for Jesse Junior Taylor.
USS Taylor (DD-468) USS Taylor (DD/DDE-468), was the first destroyer to anchor in Japanese coastal waters at the end of World War II—one that, wrote Admiral William F. Halsey, "admirably performed every mission assigned to her.
USS Tench (SS-417) USS Tench (SS-417), the lead ship of her class of submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the tench, a Eurasian freshwater fish related to the dace and noted for its ability to survive out of water. Her keel was laid down on 1 April 1944 at the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
USS Terror (BM-4) USS Terror (Monitor No. 4)—the totally rebuilt version of the earlier monitor USS Agamenticus, which had shared the Terror's name-—was an iron-hulled, twin-screw, double-turreted monitor, laid down in 1874 at Philadelphia, Pa.
USS Teruzuki (DD-960) Terizuki (DD-960), was a modified Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy built as part of the Military Aid Program, laid down by Mitsubishi at Kobe in Japan on 15 August 1958, launched on 24 June 1959 and commissioned into the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
USS Teton (AGC-14) USS Teton (AGC-14) was laid down under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1363) as Water Witch on 9 November 1943 by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company in Wilmington, North Carolina; launched on 5 February 1944, sponsored by Mrs. C.
USS Texas Four ships of the United States Navy have borne (and the fourth being a nuclear submarine) the name USS Texas, in honor of Texas, a region that, after being taken from its natives by first Spain and then Mexico, and later becoming an independent republic, was admitted to the United States as the 28th state on December 29, 1845.
USS The Sullivans Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS The Sullivans, named in honor of the five Sullivan brothers who lost their lives when their ship, USS Juneau (CL-52), was sunk in November 1942. This was the greatest sacrifice by any one family during World War II.
USS The Sullivans (DDG-68) USS The Sullivans (DDG-68), an Arleigh Burke-class "Aegis" guided missile destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the five Sullivan brothers — George, Francis, Joseph, Madison, and Albert Sullivan, aged 19 to 27 — who lost their lives when their ship, USS Juneau, was sunk by a Japanese submarine in November 1942 in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. This was the greatest military loss by any one American family during World War II.
USS Theenim (AKA-63) USS Theenim (AKA-63) was an Andromeda class attack cargo ship said to be named after a star in the constellation Eridanus. (Eridanus has no star of that name, but does have one named Theemin; possibly the ship's name is a misspelling.
USS Theodore Roosevelt (SSBN-600) USS Theodore Roosevelt (SSBN-600), a George Washington-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for President Theodore Roosevelt. Initially unnamed and assign hull classification symbol SSGN-600, her keel was laid down on 20 May 1958 by the Mare Island Naval Shipyard using components initially assembled for the Skipjack-class nuclear attack submarine Scamp (SSN-588).
USS Thomas Jefferson Two vessels of the United States Navy have been named USS Thomas Jefferson, in honor of Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States, the first Secretary of State, a political philosopher, revolutionary, agriculturalist, horticulturalist, land owner, slave owner, architect, archaeologist, as well as the author and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
USS Thomas Jefferson (SSBN-618) USS Thomas Jefferson (SSBN/SSN-618), a Ethan Allen-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the third President of the United States. Her keel was laid down on 3 February 1961 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding sponsored by Mrs.
USS Thomaston (LSD-28) USS Thomaston (LSD-28) was the lead ship of her class of dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was named for Thomaston, Maine, the home of General Henry Knox, the first Secretary of War to serve under the United States Constitution.
USS Thompson (DD-627) The second USS Thompson (DD-627/DMS-38), named in honor of Robert Means Thompson, was first a Gleaves-class destroyer, then became an Ellyson-class minesweeper. The first Thompson (DD-305), a Clemson-class destroyer named in honor of Richard Wigginton Thompson, never saw action against an enemy.
USS Thorn (DD-988) USS Thorn (DD-988), a Spruance-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Jonathan Thorn (1779–1811), who took part in Decatur's expedition to destroy the captured frigate Philadelphia in 1804.
USS Thornback (SS-418) USS Thornback (SS-418), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the thornback, a slender member of the shark family with a long pointed snout and a sharp spine at the end of each dorsal fin, native to northern Atlantic waters ranging from the temperate to the arctic.
USS Threadfin (SS-410) USS Threadfin (SS-410), a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the threadfin, any of a family of fishes related to the mullets and distinguished by filamentous rays on the lower part of the pectoral fin.
USS Thresher (SS-200) USS Thresher (SS-200), a Tambor-class submarine, was the first United States Navy ship to be named for the thresher shark. Her keel was laid down 27 May 1939 at the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut.
USS Thresher (SSN-593) The second USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the lead ship of its class of nuclear-powered attack submarines in the United States Navy. Her loss at sea during deep-diving tests in 1963 is often considered a watershed event in the implementation of the rigorous submarine safety program SUBSAFE.
USS Thuban (AKA-19) USS Thuban (AKA-19) was an Andromeda class attack cargo ship named after Thuban, the brightest star in the constellation Draco. Thuban was at one time the pole star and was important in ancient Egyptian religion.
USS Tiburon (SS-529) USS Tiburon (SS-529), a cancelled Tench-class submarine, was the only submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the tiburon, a large voracious shark found in the Caribbean Sea and along both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Central America. Her construction by the Boston Navy Yard was authorized on 19 July 1940, but was cancelled on 29 July 1944.
USS Ticonderoga (1863) The second USS Ticonderoga was a 2526-ton Lackawanna class screw sloop-of-war laid down by the New York Navy Yard in 1861; launched on 16 October 1862; sponsored by Miss Katherine Heaton Offley; and commissioned at New York on 12 May 1863, Commodore J. L.
USS Ticonderoga (1918) The third USS Ticonderoga was originally built as Camilla Rickmers (spelled Kamilla, Rickmers in German), a steamer, in 1914 by Rickmers Aktien Gesellschaft, at Bremerhaven, Germany, and operated by Rickmers Reismilhlen Reederei & Schiffbau Aktien Gesellschaft. She was seized by United States Customs officials in 1917; turned over to the Navy; fitted out as an animal transport; renamed Ticonderoga; and commissioned at Boston in the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS) on 5 January 1918, Lt.
USS Tigrone (SS-419) USS Tigrone (SS-419), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the tigrone, a tiger shark found in tropical waters. Her keel was laid down on 8 May 1944 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
USS Tillman (DD-641) USS Tillman (DD-641), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Senator Benjamin Ryan Tillman, who served as governor of South Carolina from 1890 to 1894 and was chairman of the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs.
USS Tippecanoe (1862) USS Tippecanoe—a Canonicus-class monitor constructed by Miles Greenwood at the shipyard of John Lither-bury at Cincinnati, OH—was laid down on 28 September 1862; and launched on 22 December 1864. However, she was not completed until 1866 when she was laid up at New Orleans, LA.
USS Tirante (SS-420) USS Tirante (SS-420), a Tench-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the tirante, a silvery, elongated "cutlass fish" found in waters off Cuba. Her keel was laid down on 28 April 1944 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard of Kittery, Maine.
USS Tiru (SS-416) USS Tiru (SS-416), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the tiru, a member of the lizardfish family. Voracious and carnivorous, this fish is found in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic—especially in the Bermuda area and Caribbean.
USS Todd (AKA-71) USS Todd (AKA-71) was a Tolland class attack cargo ship. She 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 Toledo (SSN-769) USS Toledo (SSN-769), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Toledo, Ohio. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 10 June 1988 and her keel was laid down on 6 May 1991.
USS Tolland (AKA-64) USS Tolland (AKA-64) was a Tolland class attack cargo ship named after Tolland County, Connecticut. She 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 Topeka (SSN-754) USS Topeka (SSN-754), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Topeka, Kansas. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 28 November 1983 and her keel was laid down on 13 May 1986.
USS Toro (SS-422) USS Toro (SS-422), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the toro, a name applied to various fish including the cowfish, the catalufa, and the cavallo. Her keel was laid down on 27 May 1944 at the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
USS Torrance (AKA-76) USS Torrance (AKA-76) was a Tolland class attack cargo ship named after Torrance County, New Mexico. She 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 Torsk (SS-423) The USS Torsk (SS-423) is one of several Tench Class submarines still located inside the United States. Nicknamed the "Galloping Ghost of the Japanese Coast," the vessel is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the torsk, a food fish of the North Atlantic, also known as a cod.
USS Tortuga (LSD-26) USS Tortuga (LSD-26) was a Casa Grande-class dock landing ship in the United States Navy. She was the first Navy ship to be named for the Dry Tortugas, a group of desert coral islets 60 miles west of Key West, Fla.
USS Tortuga (LSD-46) USS Tortuga (LSD-46) is a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship to be named for the Dry Tortugas, a group of desert coral islets 60 miles west of Key West, Fla.
USS Towner (AKA-77) USS Towner (AKA-77) was a Tolland class attack cargo ship named after Towner County, North Dakota. She 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 Trefoil (IX-149) USS Trefoil (IX-149), the lead ship of her class of concrete barge, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be given that name. Her keel was laid down in 1944 under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1329) by the Barrett, Hilp & Belair Shipyard in San Francisco, California (T.
USS Trego (AKA-78) USS Trego (AKA-78) was a Tolland class attack cargo ship named after Trego County, Kansas. She 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 Trepang Two submarines of the United States Navy have been named USS Trepang, for the trepang, a marine animal having a long, tough, muscular body, sometimes called a sea slug or a sea cucumber, found in the coral reefs of the East Indies.
USS Trepang (SS-412) The first USS Trepang (SS/AGSS-412) was a Balao-class submarine in the United States Navy. She was named for the trepang, a marine animal sometimes called a 'sea slug' or a 'sea cucumber', having a long, tough, muscular body and found in the coral reefs of the East Indies.
USS Trepang (SSN-674) USS Trepang (SSN-674), a Sturgeon-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the trepang, a marine animal having a long, tough, muscular body, sometimes called a 'sea slug' or a 'sea cucumber', found on the coral reefs.
USS Triana (IX-223) USS Triana (IX-223), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rodrigo de Triana, the discoverer of the Americas. Her keel was laid down on 27 December 1943 under Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 2559) as Elinor Wylie (T.
USS Trigger Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Trigger, named in honor of the triggerfish, any of numerous deep-bodied fishes of warm seas having an anterior dorsal fin with two or three stout erectile spines.
USS Trigger (SS-237) USS Trigger (SS-237) was a Gato-class submarine, the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the triggerfish, any of numerous deep-bodied fishes of warm seas having an anterior dorsal fin with two or three stout erectile spines.
USS Trigger (SS-564) USS Trigger (SS-564), a Tang-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the triggerfish, any of numerous deep-bodied fishes of warm seas having an anterior dorsal fin with two or three stout erectile spines.
USS Tripoli (LPH-10) Vietnam Service, 1967-1973 On 22 May 1967, USS Tripoli (LPH-10) arrived in the combat zone off the coast of Vietnam and disembarked HMH 463 and VMO 6 at Danang on the 23d and 24th before joining TG 76.5, just then finishing up amphibious landing Operation "Belt Tight" in the I Corps zone just south of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between North and South Vietnam.
USS Trippe (DD-33) The second USS Trippe (DD-33) was a Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated (CG-20). She was named for Lieutenant John Trippe.
USS Triton (SS-201) USS Triton (SS-201), a Tambor-class submarine, was the first submarine and third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Triton, a Greek demigod of the sea who was the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite. Her keel was laid down on 5 July 1939 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
USS Trousdale (AKA-79) USS Trousdale (AKA-79) was a Tolland class attack cargo ship named after Trousdale County, Tennessee. She 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 Trout (SS-566) USS Trout (SS-566), a Tang-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the trout, small freshwater fishes highly esteemed by anglers for their gameness, their rich and finely flavored flesh, and their handsome (usually mottled or speckled) coloration.
USS Trumbull (1776) The second Trumbull — one of the 13 frigates authorized by the Continental Congress on 13 December 1775 — was probably laid down in March or April 1776 at Chatham, Connecticut, by John Cotton and was launched on 5 September 1776.
USS Trumpetfish (SS-425) USS Trumpetfish (SS-425), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for trumpetfish, any of several fishes so-called for their deep, compressed body and long, tubular snout. Her keel was laid down on 23 August 1943 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by the Cramp Shipbuilding Company.
USS Trutta (SS-421) USS Trutta (SS-421), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the trutta, a variety of trout, distinguished from the typical trout by its small, black spots and its smaller and fewer scales. She was originally assigned the name Tomtate, often misspelled as Tomatate, and would have made her the only ship named for the tomtate, a food fish of warm American waters having a compressed body, a toothless palate, and conical jaw teeth, but was renamed Trutta on 24 September 1942.
USS Tucson (CL-98) USS Tucson (CL-98) was a modified Atlanta class cruiser, sometimes referred to as Oakland class cruiser. She was laid down on 23 December 1942 at San Francisco, California, by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation; launched on 3 September 1944; sponsored by Mrs.
USS Tucson (SSN-770) USS Tucson (SSN-770), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Tucson, Arizona. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 10 June 1988 and her keel was laid down on 15 August 1991.
USS Tullibee (SS-284) USS Tullibee (SS-284), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the tullibee, a whitefish of central and northern North America. Her keel was laid down on 1 April 1942 at Mare Island, California, by the Mare Island Navy Yard.
USS Tuna (SS-203) USS Tuna (SS-203) was a United States Navy Tambor-class submarine, serving in the Pacific during World War II and earning seven battle stars for her service. After the war, she participated in the Bikini Atoll atomic testing in 1946.
USS Tunny (SS-282) The USS Tunny (SS/SSG/APSS/LPSS-282) was a Gato-class submarine which saw service in World War II and in the Vietnam War. Tunny received nine battle stars and two Presidential Unit Citation (US)s for her World War II service and five battle stars for her operations during the Vietnam War.
USS Tunxis (1864) The first USS Tunxis was launched on 4 June 1864 at Chester, PA, by Reaney, Son, and Archbold; and commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 12 July 1864. On 21 September 1864, the light-draft monitor departed the sheltered waters of the navy yard on her maiden voyage.
USS Turandot (AKA-47) USS Turandot (AKA-47) was an Artemis class attack cargo ship named after the minor planet 530 Turandot, discovered by Max Wolf in 1904 and named by him after the title character in the Puccini opera of the same name.
USS Turbot (SS-427) USS Turbot (SS-427), a Tench-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the turbot, a large, brown and white flatfish, valued as a food. Her keel was laid down on 13 November 1943 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by the Cramp Shipbuilding Company, but the contract for her construction was cancelled on 12 August 1945.
USS Turner (DD-648) USS Turner (DD-648), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Daniel Turner, a naval officer who served during the War of 1812, as well as the First Barbary War and the Second Barbary War.
USS Tuscana (AKN-3) The USS Tuscana (AKN-3) was an Indus-class net cargo ship in the service of the United States Navy in World War II. Probably named after a variant spelling of the constellation Tucana, it was the only ship of the Navy to bear this name.
USS Tusk (SS-426) USS Tusk (SS-426), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the tusk, an alternate name for the cusk, a large edible saltwater fish related to the cod. Her keel was laid down on 23 August 1943 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by the Cramp Shipbuilding Company.
USS Tutuila (PR-4) USS Tutuila (PG-44) was laid down on 17 October 1926 at the Kiangnan Dock and Engineering Works in Shanghai, China; launched on 14 June 1927, sponsored by Miss Beverly Pollard; and commissioned on 2 March 1928, with Lieutenant Commander Frederick Baltzly in command.
USS Tyrrell (AKA-80) USS Tyrrell (AKA-80) was a Tolland class attack cargo ship named after Tyrrell County, North Carolina. She 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 Ulua (SS-428) USS Ulua (SS-428), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy named for the ulua, an important foodfish of the tropical Pacific. Her keel was laid down on 13 November 1943 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by the Cramp Shipbuilding Company, but the curtailment of naval construction programs, in the closing days of the war against Japan, resulted in the suspension of further construction on 12 August 1945.
USS Umpqua (1865) USS Umpqua, a single-turreted, twin-screw monitor, was laid down in March 1863, before the official order had been placed, at Brownsville, Pennsylvania, by Snowden & Mason; launched on 21 December 1865; and completed on 7 May 1866.
USS Underhill (DE-682) USS Underhill (DE-682), a Buckley-class destroyer escort, was named in honor of Ensign Samuel Underhill, a naval aviator of the United States Navy who was killed in action during the Battle of the Coral Sea. Her keel was laid down on 16 September 1943 by the Bethlehem Steel Company's Fore River Shipyard at Quincy, Massachusetts.
USS Unicorn Two submarines of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Unicorn, for the narwhal, an Arctic marine cetacean with a single tusk suggesting the horn of a unicorn. Both were Tench-class submarines, and neither were commissioned.
USS Unicorn (SS-429) USS Unicorn (SS-429), a Tench-class submarine, was the first submarine of the United States Navy to be given that name for the narwhal, an Arctic marine cetacean with a single tusk suggesting the horn of a unicorn. The contract for her construction was authorized on 9 July 1942, and her keel was scheduled to be laid down by the Cramp Shipbuilding Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but she was cancelled on 29 July 1944.
USS Unicorn (SS-436) USS Unicorn (SS-436), a Tench-class submarine, was the second submarine of the United States Navy to be given that name for the narwhal, an Arctic marine cetacean with a single tusk suggesting the horn of a unicorn. Her keel was laid down on 25 April 1945 by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut,
USS United States (CVA-58) USS United States (CVA-58), the third ship of the US Navy named for the nation, was to be the lead ship of a radical new design of aircraft carrier. On 29 July 1948 President of the United States Harry Truman approved construction of five "supercarriers", for which funds had been provided in the Naval Appropriations Act of 1949.

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