USS Harvard

USS Harvard

Two United States Navy ships have been named USS "Harvard", after Harvard University:

*USS|Harvard|1888, was an auxiliary cruiser purchased for use in the Spanish-American War

*USS|Harvard|SP-209, was a leased yacht used as a patrol boat during World War I


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