USS Tempest — is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy:*, a Civil War gunboat which served in the Mississippi River.*, a monitor renamed USS Yuma.*, placed in Commission Special status until December 2005, when she was formally commissioned as a Coast… … Wikipedia
USS Tempest (1862) — was a 161 ton steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War for service against the Confederate States of America. Tempest was commissioned as a gunboat at the end of the war and was assigned demobilization operations in… … Wikipedia
USS William Ward Burrows (AP-6) — was a transport ship that saw service with the US Navy in World War II. Santa Rita a twin screw, steel hulled, passenger and cargo motorship launched in May 1929 at Copenhagen, Denmark, by Burmeister and Wain was built for the Grace Steamship… … Wikipedia
USS United States (1797) — USS United States was the first frigate in the United States Navy in 1797. United States was the first of the six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794. It was designed by naval architect Joshua Humphreys and… … Wikipedia
USS Twining (DD-540) — Career (United States) … Wikipedia
USS Absecon (AVP-23) — was a Barnegat class Seaplane Tender in the service of the United States Navy. The ship was later used by the United States Coast Guard and the South Vietnamese Navy.She was laid down on 23 July 1941 at Houghton, Washington by the Lake Washington … Wikipedia
USS Yuma (1865) — USS Yuma , a single turreted, twin screw monitor, was laid down at Cincinnati, OH, by Alexander Swift and Co. and launched on 30 May 1865. A Casco class, light draft monitor, she was intended for service in the shallow bays, rivers, and inlets of … Wikipedia
USS Walter X. Young (APD-131) — USS Walter X. Young (DE 715/APD 131) was a ship of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant Walter X. Young (1918 ndash;1942), an officer of the United States Marine Corps who was killed in action during the Battle of Guadalcanal. Originally… … Wikipedia
USS Zaniah (AK-120) — was an Basilan class cargo ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone. SS Anthony F. Lucas a Liberty ship was laid down under a… … Wikipedia
USS Albemarle (AV-5) — The USS Albemarle (AV 5) was one of only two Curtiss class seaplane tenders built for the United States Navy just prior to the United States entry into World War II. Named for Albemarle Sound and Albemarle, North Carolina, and Albemarle County,… … Wikipedia
