USS Porpoise (SS-7) — The third USS Porpoise (SS 7) was an early Plunger class submarine in the service of the United States Navy, later renamed as A 6 .She was laid down on 13 December 1900 in Elizabeth, New Jersey at the Crescent Shipyard under the direction of… … Wikipedia
USS Porpoise (1836) — The second USS Porpoise was a hermaphrodite (square rigged foremast and schooner rigged mainmast) brig in the United States Navy during the Mexican American War. She was based on the same plans as Dolphin . Porpoise was authorized by Congress 30… … Wikipedia
USS Porpoise (1820) — The first USS Porpoise was a topsail schooner in the United States Navy. Porpoise was built in 1820 at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine. Schooners Alligator , Dolphin , and Shark were her sister ships.She first cruised in the West Indies… … Wikipedia
USS Porpoise (SS-172) — The fifth USS Porpoise (SS–172) was laid down at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, 27 October 1933; launched 20 June 1935; sponsored by Miss Eva Croft; and commissioned 15 August 1935 by Lt. Comdr. Stuart S. Murray (nicknamed Sunshine… … Wikipedia
USS Grampus (1821) — USS Grampus was a schooner in the United States Navy. She was the first ship of the to be named for two members of the dolphin family (Delphinidae): Grampus griseus , also known as Risso s Dolphin, and Orcinus orca , also known as the orca.… … Wikipedia
USS John P. Kennedy (1853) — USS John P. Kennedy , the former wooden sailing ship Sea Nymph , was a supply ship of the US Navy. She was purchased at New York City in 1853 to participate in an expedition to the North Pacific Ocean to explore for commercial and naval purposes… … Wikipedia
USS Sea Gull (1838) — The USS Sea Gull was a schooner in the service of the United States Navy. The Sea Gull was one of six ships that sailed in the US Exploring Expedition (known as the US Ex. Ex.) in 1838 to survey the coast of the then unknown continent of… … Wikipedia
USS Shark (SS-8) — The third USS Shark was an early Plunger class submarine in the service of the United States Navy, later renamed as A 7 .USS|Shark|SS 8 was laid down on 11 January 1901 at Elizabethport, New Jersey in the Crescent Shipyard under the direction of… … Wikipedia
USS Plunger (SS-179) — USS|Plunger|SS 179, a sclass|United States Porpoise|submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named plunger : a diver, a daring gambler.The second Plunger was laid down 17 July 1935 at the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery,… … Wikipedia
USS Wenonah (SP-165) — USS Wenonah (SP 165/PY 11) was a yacht acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I. She was configured by the Navy as an armed patrol craft and was assigned to protect North Atlantic Ocean ships from German submarines. Post war she was… … Wikipedia
