USS Catron (APA-71) was a Gilliam-class attack transport serving in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. She was sunk as a target in 1948. Catron...
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USS Nevada (BB-36), the third United States Navy ship to be named after the 36th state, was the lead ship of the two Nevada-class battleships. Launched...
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USS Pensacola (CL/CA-24) was a cruiser of the United States Navy that was in service from 1929 to 1945. She was the lead ship of the Pensacola class,...
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Altalena Affair (redirect from USS LST-138)
from Europe was set to mid-May 1948. The Altalena, former landing ship tank USS LST-138, organized by Hillel Kook (a.k.a. Peter Bergson) purchased by Irgun...
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USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) was the lead ship of the Pennsylvania class of super-dreadnought battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1910s. The...
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USS Salt Lake City (CL/CA-25) of the United States Navy was a Pensacola-class cruiser, later reclassified as a heavy cruiser, sometimes known as "Swayback...
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USS Hughes (DD-410) was a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. Edward Merritt Hughes was born on 28 January...
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USS Carteret (APA-70), Operation Crossroads target USS Catron (APA-71), Operation Crossroads target USS Clarendon (APA-72) USS Cleburne (APA-73) USS Colusa (APA-74)...
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USS New York (BB-34) was a United States Navy battleship, the lead ship of her class. Named for New York State, she was designed as the first ship to...
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USS Skate (SS-305) was a Balao-class submarine in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. She was used as a target ship in the 1946 atomic...
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USS Bracken 22 Mar: USS Mugford, USS Rhind 4 Apr: USS Mayrant 18 Apr: USS Mustin 19 Apr: USS Dawson 24 Apr: USS Stack 6 May: USS Briscoe, USS Catron 11...
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USS Mugford (DD-389), a Bagley-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Mugford, who commanded the schooner Franklin...
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USS Bracken 22 Mar: USS Mugford, USS Rhind 4 Apr: USS Mayrant 18 Apr: USS Mustin 19 Apr: USS Dawson 24 Apr: USS Stack 6 May: USS Briscoe, USS Catron 11...
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USS Wilson (DD-408), was a Benham-class destroyer of the United States Navy. Charles Wilson was born in 1836 in Boston, Massachusetts. He enlisted in...
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USS Bracken 22 Mar: USS Mugford, USS Rhind 4 Apr: USS Mayrant 18 Apr: USS Mustin 19 Apr: USS Dawson 24 Apr: USS Stack 6 May: USS Briscoe, USS Catron 11...
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USS Searaven (SS-196), a Sargo-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sea raven, a sculpin of the northern Atlantic...
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USS Stack (DD-406) was a Benham-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Edward Stack. Stack was laid down on 25 June 1937 by the...
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USS Gasconade (APA-85) was a Gilliam-class attack transport that served with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. She was sunk as a target in 1948...
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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...
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The second USS Conyngham (DD-371) was a Mahan-class destroyer used in the United States Navy before and during World War II. She was named after Gustavus...
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USS Bracken 22 Mar: USS Mugford, USS Rhind 4 Apr: USS Mayrant 18 Apr: USS Mustin 19 Apr: USS Dawson 24 Apr: USS Stack 6 May: USS Briscoe, USS Catron 11...
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The second USS Mayrant (DD-402) was a Benham-class destroyer in the United States Navy, the second ship named for John Mayrant. Commissioned shortly before...
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USS Mustin (DD-413) was a Sims-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship of that name, in honor of Captain Henry C. Mustin (1874–1923)...
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USS Rhind (DD-404) was a Benham-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Alexander Colden Rhind. Rhind (DD-404) was laid down 22 September...
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USS Bracken 22 Mar: USS Mugford, USS Rhind 4 Apr: USS Mayrant 18 Apr: USS Mustin 19 Apr: USS Dawson 24 Apr: USS Stack 6 May: USS Briscoe, USS Catron 11...
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USS Skipjack (SS-184), was a Salmon-class submarine, the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the skipjack tuna. She earned multiple...
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USS Barrow (APA-61) was a Gilliam class attack transport serving in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. She was scuttled in 1948. The unnamed attack...
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The third USS Trippe (DD-403) was a Benham-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for John Trippe. Trippe was laid down on 15 April...
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USS Dawson (APA-79) was a Gilliam-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II. Commissioned late in the war, she was initially...
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USS Bracken 22 Mar: USS Mugford, USS Rhind 4 Apr: USS Mayrant 18 Apr: USS Mustin 19 Apr: USS Dawson 24 Apr: USS Stack 6 May: USS Briscoe, USS Catron 11...
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