Battleship

Battleship

A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns. Battleships were larger, better armed and armored than cruisers and destroyers. As the largest armed ships in a fleet, battleships were used to attain command of the sea and represented the apex of a...

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• USS Colorado (BB-45)
  USS Colorado (BB-45)
  USS Colorado , the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 38th state, was the lead ship of her class of battleships. Her keel was laid down on 29 May 1919 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation of Camden, New Jersey. She was launched on 22 March 1921 sponsored by Mrs. Max...
  
  
• HMS Duke of York (17)
  HMS Duke of York (17)
  HMS Duke of York was a King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy. Laid down in May 1937, the ship was constructed by John Brown and Company at Clydebank, Scotland, and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 4 November 1941, subsequently seeing service during the Second World War.In...
  
  
• USS Idaho (BB-42)
  USS Idaho (BB-42)
  USS Idaho , a , was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 43rd state. Her keel was laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation of Camden, New Jersey...
  
  
• USS Iowa (BB-61)
  USS Iowa (BB-61)
  USS Iowa was the lead ship of her class of battleship and the fourth in the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 29th state...
  
   (sister ship of USS Missouri and lead of the class
  Iowa class battleship
  The Iowa-class battleships were a class of fast battleships ordered by the United States Navy in 1939 and 1940 to escort the Fast Carrier Task Forces which would operate in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Six were ordered during the course of World War II, but only four were completed in...
  
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• HMS King George V (41)
  HMS King George V (41)
  HMS King George V was the lead ship of the five British King George V-class battleships of the Royal Navy. Laid down in 1937 and commissioned in 1940, King George V operated during the Second World War as part of the British Home and Pacific Fleets...
  
  
• USS Mississippi (BB-41)
  USS Mississippi (BB-41)
  USS Mississippi , a , was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 20th state, and the second battleship to carry the name. Commissioned in 1917, too late to serve in World War I, she served extensively in the Pacific in World War II, for which she earned eight battle stars...
  
  
• USS Missouri (BB-63)
  USS Missouri (BB-63)
  |USS Missouri is a United States Navy Iowa-class battleship, and was the fourth ship of the U.S. Navy to be named in honor of the U.S. state of Missouri...
  
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• USS New Mexico (BB-40)
  USS New Mexico (BB-40)
  USS New Mexico was a battleship in service with the United States Navy from 1918 to 1946. She was the lead ship of a class of three battleships. New Mexico was extensively modernized between 1931 and 1933 and saw service during World War II both in the Atlantic and Pacific theatres. After her...
  
  
• USS South Dakota (BB-57)
  USS South Dakota (BB-57)
  USS South Dakota was a battleship in the United States Navy from 1942 until 1947. The lead ship of her class, South Dakota was the third ship of the US Navy to be named in honor of the 40th state. During World War II, she first served in a fifteen-month tour in the Pacific theater, where she saw...
  
  
• USS West Virginia (BB-48)
  USS West Virginia (BB-48)
  USS West Virginia , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 35th state.Her keel was laid down on 12 April 1920 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Newport News, Virginia. She was launched on 17 November 1921 sponsored by Miss Alice Wright Mann,...
  
  

Light aircraft carrier

Aircraft carrier

An aircraft carrier is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering aircraft, acting as a seagoing airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a naval force to project air power worldwide without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations...

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• USS Bataan (CVL-29)
  USS Bataan (CVL-29)
  USS Bataan , originally planned as USS Buffalo and also classified as CV-29, was an 11,000 ton Independence class light aircraft carrier which was commissioned in the United States Navy during World War II....
  
  
• USS Cowpens (CVL-25)
  USS Cowpens (CVL-25)
  USS Cowpens , nicknamed The Mighty Moo, was an 11,000-ton that served the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947....
  
  

Escort carrier

Escort aircraft carrier

The escort aircraft carrier or escort carrier, also called a "jeep carrier" or "baby flattop" in the USN or "Woolworth Carrier" by the Royal Navy, was a small and slow type of aircraft carrier used by the British Royal Navy , the Imperial Japanese Navy and Imperial Japanese Army Air Force, and the...

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• HMS Ruler (D72)
  HMS Ruler (D72)
  HMS Ruler was an escort aircraft carrier of the British Royal Navy during World War II. Built in the United States as St. Joseph for lend-lease to the UK, it was a Bogue-class carrier....
  
  
• USS Salamaua (CVE-96)
  USS Salamaua (CVE-96)
  USS Salamaua was an Casablanca class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was originally named Anguilla Bay ...
  
  
• HMS Speaker (D90)
  HMS Speaker (D90)
  HMS Speaker , a Bogue-class escort aircraft carrier, based on a "C3" hull, was originally the USS Delgada which was transferred to the United Kingdom under the Lend-Lease program.-Design and description:...
  
  

Heavy cruiser

Heavy cruiser

The heavy cruiser was a type of cruiser, a naval warship designed for long range, high speed and an armament of naval guns roughly 203mm calibre . The heavy cruiser can be seen as a lineage of ship design from 1915 until 1945, although the term 'heavy cruiser' only came into formal use in 1930...

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• USS Boston (CA-69)
  USS Boston (CA-69)
  USS Boston , a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Boston, Massachusetts. Boston was launched 26 August 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Company's, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Mass.; sponsored by Mrs. Maurice J. Tobin, wife of the Mayor of...
  
  
• USS Chicago (CA-136)
  USS Chicago (CA-136)
  USS Chicago was a Baltimore class heavy cruiser laid down on 28 July 1943 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, by the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Launched on 20 August 1944 she was sponsored by Mrs. Edward J. Kelly, wife of the Mayor of Chicago, Illinois, and commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard...
  
  
• USS Quincy (CA-71)
  USS Quincy (CA-71)
  USS Quincy , a Baltimore class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the third ship to carry the name.Quincy was authorized on 17 June 1940; laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Company, Shipbuilding Division, Quincy, Massachusetts as St...
  
  
• USS St. Paul (CA-73)
  USS Saint Paul (CA-73)
  USS Saint Paul , a Baltimore-class cruiser, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for St. Paul, Minnesota....
  
  
• HMAS Shropshire (96)

Light cruiser

Light cruiser

A light cruiser is a type of small- or medium-sized warship. The term is a shortening of the phrase "light armored cruiser", describing a small ship that carried armor in the same way as an armored cruiser: a protective belt and deck...

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• USS Detroit (CL-8)
  USS Detroit (CL-8)
  USS Detroit was an Omaha-class light cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the fourth Navy ship named for the city of Detroit, Michigan....
  
  
• HMNZS Gambia (48)
  HMS Gambia (C48)
  HMS Gambia was a Crown Colony-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was in the service of the Royal New Zealand Navy as HMNZS Gambia from 1943 to 1946...
  
  
• HMAS Hobart (I63)
  HMAS Hobart (1939)
  HMAS Hobart was a Modified Leander class light cruiser which served in the Royal Australian Navy during World War II. Originally constructed for the Royal Navy as HMS Apollo, the ship entered service in 1936, and was sold to Australia two years later...
  
  
• HMS Newfoundland (C59)
  HMS Newfoundland (C59)
  HMS Newfoundland was a Crown Colony-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. Named after Newfoundland, she fought in the Second World War and was later sold to the Peruvian Navy.-Early career:...
  
  
• USS Oakland (CL-95)
  USS Oakland (CL-95)
  USS Oakland , was a modified Atlanta-class light cruiser, the first of a group of four sometimes referred to as the "Oakland class". She was laid down by Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco, California on 15 July 1941; launched on 23 October 1942; sponsored by Dr. Aurelia H. Reinhardt; and...
  
  
• USS Pasadena (CL-65)
  USS Pasadena (CL-65)
  USS Pasadena , a Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, the second vessel to carry the name.-Construction:...
  
  
• USS San Diego (CL-53)
  USS San Diego (CL-53)
  The second USS San Diego was an Atlanta-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, commissioned just after the US entry into World War II, and active throughout the Pacific theater...
  
  
• USS San Juan (CL-54)
  USS San Juan (CL-54)
  The second USS San Juan , an Atlanta-class light cruiser of the United States Navy of World War II. She was laid down on 15 May 1940 by the Bethlehem Steel Co. , Quincy, Massachusetts; launched on 6 September 1941; sponsored by Mrs. Margarita Coll de Santori; and commissioned on 28 February 1942,...
  
  
• USS Springfield (CL-66)
  USS Springfield (CL-66)
  USS Springfield was one of 27 Cleveland-class light cruisers built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third US Navy ship to be named after Springfield, Illinois. Commissioned in 1944, she served briefly in the Atlantic before transferring to the Pacific...
  
  
• USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-103)
  USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-103)
  USS Wilkes-Barre was a Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy that served during the last year of World War II...
  
  

Destroyer

Destroyer

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...

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• USS Ault (DD-698)
  USS Ault (DD-698)
  USS Ault was an in the United States Navy. She was named for Commander William B. Ault, air group commander aboard . Commander Ault was declared missing in action on 8 May 1942 after leading an air attack in the Battle of the Coral Sea and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his action in...
  
  
• HMS Barfleur (D80)
  HMS Barfleur (D80)
  HMS Barfleur was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy . She was named after the Battle of Barfleur, which involved an Anglo-Dutch Fleet against the French in 1692....
  
  
• USS Benham (DD-796)
  USS Benham (DD-796)
  USS Benham , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Andrew E. K. Benham ....
  
  
• USS Blue (DD-744)
  USS Blue (DD-744)
  USS Blue , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the second United States Navy ship of that name, for Lieutenant Commander John S. Blue ....
  
  
• USS Buchanan (DD-484)
  USS Buchanan (DD-484)
  USS Buchanan , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Franklin Buchanan, who was an officer in the U.S...
  
  
• USS Caperton (DD-650)
  USS Caperton (DD-650)
  USS Caperton was a of the United States Navy, named for Admiral William B. Caperton .Caperton was launched 22 May 1943 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, sponsored by Miss M. Caperton; and commissioned 30 July 1943, Commander W. J...
  
  
• USS Charles F. Hughes (DD-428)
  USS Charles F. Hughes (DD-428)
  USS Charles F. Hughes was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Charles Frederick Hughes....
  
  
• USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668)
  USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668)
  USS Clarence K. Bronson was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for naval aviator Lieutenant Clarence K. Bronson ....
  
  
• USS Cogswell (DD-651)
  USS Cogswell (DD-651)
  USS Cogswell was a in the United States Navy, serving in World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War. The ship is named in honor of Rear Admiral James Kelsey Cogswell, who served during the Spanish-American War, and Captain Francis Cogswell, who served during World War I.Cogswell was launched on 5...
  
  
• USS Colahan (DD-658)
  USS Colahan (DD-658)
  USS Colahan was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Commander Charles E. Colahan .Colahan was launched on 3 May 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten Island, N.Y., sponsored by Mrs. P. C. Hinkamp, adopted granddaughter of Commander Colahan; and commissioned on 23 August...
  
  
• USS Cotten (DD-669)
  USS Cotten (DD-669)
  USS Cotten was a of the United States Navy, named for Captain Lyman A. Cotten .Cotten was launched 12 June 1943 by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. L. A. Cotten, widow of Captain Cotten; and commissioned 24 July 1943, Lieutenant Commander F. T...
  
  
• USS Cushing (DD-797)
  USS Cushing (DD-797)
  USS Cushing was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the fourth Navy ship named for Commander William B. Cushing , who distinguished himself during the American Civil War....
  
  
• USS De Haven (DD-727)
  USS De Haven (DD-727)
  USS De Haven , an , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Edwin J. De Haven. De Haven served aboard the , flagship of the Wilkes Expedition, officially known as the United States Exploring Expedition, from 1839 to 1842. De Haven also served in the Mexican-American...
  
  
• USS Dortch (DD-670)
  USS Dortch (DD-670)
  USS Dortch was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the only Navy ship named for Isaac Foote Dortch, who was awarded the Navy Cross....
  
  
• USS Frank Knox (DD-742)
  USS Frank Knox (DD-742)
  USS Frank Knox was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named after Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox.Frank Knox was built at Bath, Maine...
  
  
• USS Gatling (DD-671)
  USS Gatling (DD-671)
  USS Gatling was a of the United States Navy, named for Dr. Richard Jordan Gatling, the inventor of the Gatling gun.Gatling was laid down 3 March 1943 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, N.J.; launched 20 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. John W...
  
  
• USS Halsey Powell (DD-686)
  USS Halsey Powell (DD-686)
  USS Halsey Powell , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Halsey Powell, , who served during World War I....
  
  
• USS Healy (DD-672)
  USS Healy (DD-672)
  USS Healy was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Commander Howard R. Healy who had distinguished himself on board during the Battle of the Coral Sea....
  
  
• USS Hilary P. Jones (DD-427)
  USS Hilary P. Jones (DD-427)
  USS Hilary P. Jones was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Admiral Hilary P. Jones....
  
  
• USS Ingersoll (DD-652)
  USS Ingersoll (DD-652)
  USS Ingersoll was a Fletcher class destroyer in the United States Navy, serving from 28 June 1942 through 19 May 1974. The Ingersoll was named for Admiral Royal Ingersoll, former Chief of Staff of the Atlantic Fleet in the early 20th century and his son Lieutenant Royal R. Ingersoll II who was...
  
  
• USS Kalk (DD-611)
  USS Kalk (DD-611)
  USS Kalk was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Lieutenant Stanton Frederick Kalk....
  
  
• USS Knapp (DD-653)
  USS Knapp (DD-653)
  USS Knapp , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Harry Shepard Knapp. Her keel was laid down on 8 March 1943 by Bath Iron Works, in Bath, Maine. She was launched on 10 July 1943, sponsored by Margaret L. and Mary C...
  
  
• USS Lansdowne (DD-486)
  USS Lansdowne (DD-486)
  USS Lansdowne , a , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne. He was awarded the Navy Cross "for distinguished service .....
  
  
• USS Lardner (DD-487)
  USS Lardner (DD-487)
  USS Lardner , a , was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral James L. Lardner, who was an officer in the Navy during the American Civil War....
  
  
• USS Madison (DD-425)
  USS Madison (DD-425)
  USS Madison was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She the third Navy ship of that name, and the first named for Commander James J. Madison , who was awarded the Medal of Honor during World War I.Madison was laid down on 19 September 1938 by the Boston Navy...
  
  
• USS Mayo (DD-422)
  USS Mayo (DD-422)
  USS Mayo was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Admiral Henry Thomas Mayo....
  
  
• HMAS Napier (G97)
  HMAS Napier (G97)
  HMAS Napier was an N class destroyer serving in the Royal Australian Navy during World War II. Built During 1939 and 1940, the destroyer was commissioned into the RAN, although she was ordered and owned by the British government...
  
  
• HMAS Nizam (G38)
  HMAS Nizam (G38)
  HMAS Nizam was an N class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy . The destroyer, named after Sir Osman Ali Khan, The Last Nizam of Hyderabad, was commissioned into the RAN in 1940, although the ship remained the property of the Royal Navy for her entire career.Nizam spent the early part of her...
  
  
• USS Nicholas (DD-449)
  USS Nicholas (DD-449)
  USS Nicholas was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, which served through most of World War II, and for 27 years and two more wars after. She was the second Navy ship to be named for Major Samuel Nicholas....
  
  
• USS Perkins (DD-877)
  USS Perkins (DD-877)
  USS Perkins was a in the United States Navy. She was the third Navy ship named for Commodore George H. Perkins USN ....
  
  
• HMS Quality (G62)
  HMS Quality (G62)
  HMS Quality was a Q class destroyer built for the Royal Navy. Entering service in 1942, the destroyer served in several theatres of World War II. Following the war's conclusion, the ship was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy , commissioning as HMAS Quality in late 1945...
  
  
• USS Robert K. Huntington (DD-781)
  USS Robert K. Huntington (DD-781)
  USS Robert K. Huntington , an , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Robert Kingsbury Huntington, a naval aviator and member of Torpedo Squadron 8. The entire squadron was lost during the Battle of Midway.Robert K...
  
  
• USS Southerland (DD-743)
  USS Southerland (DD-743)
  USS Southerland , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for William Henry Hudson Southerland, an admiral.Southerland was laid down on 27 May 1944 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 5 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs...
  
  
• USS Stockham (DD-683)
  USS Stockham (DD-683)
  USS Stockham , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Gy.Sgt. Fred W. Stockham, USMC ....
  
  
• USS Taylor (DD-468)
  USS Taylor (DD-468)
  USS Taylor was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral William Rogers Taylor . She was laid down on 28 August 1941 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works Corp.; launched on 7 June 1942, sponsored by Mrs. H. A...
  
  
• HMS Teazer (R23)
  HMS Teazer (R23)
  HMS Teazer was a T-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War II. She was later converted to a Type 16 fast anti-submarine frigate, with the new pennant number F23....
  
  
• HMS Tenacious (R45)
  HMS Tenacious (R45)
  HMS Tenacious was a T-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service during the Second World War. She was built by Cammell Laird, of Birkenhead and launched on 24 March 1943. She was later converted to a Type 16 fast anti-submarine frigate, with the new pennant number F44. Tenacious was sold...
  
  
• HMS Terpsichore (R33)
  HMS Terpsichore (R33)
  HMS Terpsichore was a T-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War II. She was later converted to a Type 16 fast anti-submarine frigate, with the new pennant number F19....
  
  
• USS Twining (DD-540)
  USS Twining (DD-540)
  USS Twining , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Nathan C. Twining ....
  
  
• USS Uhlmann (DD-687)
  USS Uhlmann (DD-687)
  USS Uhlmann was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Ensign Robert W. Uhlmann.-World War II:...
  
  
• USS Wadleigh (DD-689)
  USS Wadleigh (DD-689)
  USS Wadleigh was a of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral George H. Wadleigh .Wadleigh was laid down on 5 April 1943 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works; launched on 7 August 1943; sponsored by Miss Clara F. Wadleigh, daughter of RAdm. Wadleigh; and commissioned at the Boston Navy...
  
  
• HMS Wager (R98)
• USS Waldron(DD-699)
  USS Waldron (DD-699)
  USS Waldron , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for John C. Waldron, was a U.S. Naval aviator who led a squadron of torpedo bombers in World War II.-Construction and commissioning:...
  
  
• USS Wallace L. Lind (DD-703)
  USS Wallace L. Lind (DD-703)
  USS Wallace L. Lind , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Captain Wallace L. Lind , who was awarded the Navy Cross during World War I....
  
  
• HMAS Warramunga (I44)
  HMAS Warramunga (I44)
  HMAS Warramunga was a Tribal class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy . Built during World War II, the destroyer entered service in late 1942...
  
  
• USS Wedderburn (DD-684)
  USS Wedderburn (DD-684)
  USS Wedderburn , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for lieutenant Charles F. Wedderburn, a destroyerman who was killed during World War I....
  
  
• HMS Whelp (R37)
  HMS Whelp (R37)
  HMS Whelp was a W-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that was ordered and launched during the Second World War. After completing trials in home waters, she joined the 27th Destroyer Flotilla, which was sent to the Far East via the Mediterranean...
  
  
• HMS Wizard (R72)
  HMS Wizard (R72)
  HMS Wizard was a W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War II. She was later converted into a Type 15 fast anti-submarine frigate, with the new pennant number F72....
  
  
• USS Wren (DD-568)
  USS Wren (DD-568)
  USS Wren was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Sergeant Solomon Wren, USMC, who took part in Lieutenant Stephen Decatur's raid into Tripoli harbor during the First Barbary War....
  
  
• USS Yarnall (DD-541)
  USS Yarnall (DD-541)
  USS Yarnall , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for LieutenantJohn Yarnall ....
  
  

Destroyer escort

Destroyer escort

A destroyer escort is the classification for a smaller, lightly armed warship designed to be used to escort convoys of merchant marine ships, primarily of the United States Merchant Marine in World War II. It is employed primarily for anti-submarine warfare, but also provides some protection...

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• USS Goss (DE-444)
  USS Goss (DE-444)
  USS Goss was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket...
  
  
• USS Kendall C. Campbell (DE-443)
  USS Kendall C. Campbell (DE-443)
  USS Kendall C. Campbell was a acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket. Post-war she proudly returned home with four battle stars to...
  
  
• USS Lyman (DE-302)
  USS Lyman (DE-302)
  USS Lyman was an of the United States Navy during World War II. She was sent off into the Pacific Ocean to protect convoys and other ships from Japanese submarines and fighter aircraft...
  
  
• USS Major (DE-796)
  USS Major (DE-796)
  USS Major was a Buckley-class destroyer escort acquired by the U.S. Navy during the latter part of World War II. She served as an escort vessel, protecting Allied ships, both in the Atlantic Ocean, and later in the Pacific Ocean...
  
  
• USS Roberts (DE-749)
  USS Roberts (DE-749)
  USS Roberts was a built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. Post-war, she served as a training ship until finally decommissioned in 1968.She was named in honor of...
  
  
• USS Ulvert M. Moore (DE-442)
  USS Ulvert M. Moore (DE-442)
  USS Ulvert M. Moore was a acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket...
  
  
• USS Waterman (DE-740)
  USS Waterman (DE-740)
  USS Waterman was a built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys...
  
  
• USS Weaver (DE-741)
  USS Weaver (DE-741)
  USS Weaver was a built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys...
  
  
• USS William Seiverling (DE-441)
  USS William Seiverling (DE-441)
  USS William Seiverling was a acquired by the United States Navy during World War II. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket...
  
  

Frigate

Frigate

A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...

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• HMS Derg (K257)
• HMAS Gascoyne (K354)
  HMAS Gascoyne (K354)
  HMAS Gascoyne was a River class frigate that served in the Royal Australian Navy . Laid down in 1942 and commissioned in 1943, the frigate served during World War II, before being placed in reserve in 1946...
  
  
• HMS Woodcock (U90)

Sloop

Sloop-of-war

In the 18th and most of the 19th centuries, a sloop-of-war was a warship with a single gun deck that carried up to eighteen guns. As the rating system covered all vessels with 20 guns and above, this meant that the term sloop-of-war actually encompassed all the unrated combat vessels including the...

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• HMS Crane (U23)
• HMS Whimbrel (U29)
  HMS Whimbrel (U29)
  HMS Whimbrel is the last surviving Royal Navy warship present at the Japanese Surrender in World War II. She was a sloop of the Black Swan class, laid down on 31 October 1941 to the pennant of U29 at the famed yards of Yarrow Shipbuilders, Scotstoun, Glasgow.Launched on 25 August 1942 almost nine...
  
  

Light minelayer

Minelayer

Minelaying is the act of deploying explosive mines. Historically this has been carried out by ships, submarines and aircraft. Additionally, since World War I the term minelayer refers specifically to a naval ship used for deploying naval mines...

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• USS Gwin (DM-33)
  USS Gwin (DM-33)
  USS Gwin was a Robert H. Smith-class destroyer minelayer in the United States Navy. She was named for William Gwin....
  
  
• USS Thomas E. Fraser (DM-24)
  USS Thomas E. Fraser (DM-24)
  USS Thomas E. Fraser was a Robert H. Smith-class destroyer minelayer in the United States Navy. She was named for Commander Thomas E. Fraser ....
  
  

High speed minesweeper

Minesweeper (ship)

A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations.-History:...

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• USS Ellyson (DMS-19)
• USS Fitch (DMS-25)
• USS Gherardi (DMS-30)
• USS Hambleton (DMS-20)
• USS Hopkins (DMS-13)
• USS Jeffers (DMS-27)
• USS Macomb (DMS-23)

Submarine

Submarine

A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...

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• USS Archer-Fish (SS-311)
• USS Cavalla (SS-244)
  USS Cavalla (SS-244)
  USS Cavalla , a Gato-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for a salt water fish, best known for sinking the Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku, a veteran of the Pearl Harbor attack....
  
  
• USS Gato (SS-212)
  USS Gato (SS-212)
  USS Gato was the lead ship of her class of submarine in the United States Navy. She was the first Navy ship named for the gato, a species of small catshark found in waters along the west coast of Mexico....
  
  
• USS Haddo (SS-255)
  USS Haddo (SS-255)
  , a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the haddo, a pink salmon fish prevalent on the Pacific coast of the United States and Canada....
  
  
• USS Hake (SS-256)
  USS Hake (SS-256)
  USS Hake , a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for the hake, a kind of fish.Her keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut. She was launched 17 July 1942 , and commissioned 30 October 1942, Lieutenant Commander J. C...
  
  
• USS Muskallunge (SS-262)
  USS Muskallunge (SS-262)
  , a Gato-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the muskallunge, a fish of the pike family found in the upper Mississippi Valley, the Great Lakes region, and northward....
  
  
• USS Pilotfish (SS-386)
  USS Pilotfish (SS-386)
  USS Pilotfish , a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the pilotfish, a carangoid fish, often seen in warm latitudes in company with sharks....
  
  
• USS Razorback (SS-394)
  USS Razorback (SS-394)
  USS Razorback , a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the razorback, a species of whale found in the far southern reaches of the Pacific Ocean. It is arguably the longest-serving submarine still existing in the world, having been commissioned by two...
  
  
• USS Runner (SS-476)
  USS Runner (SS-476)
  USS Runner , a Tench-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the runner, an amberfish inhabiting subtropical waters. Her keel was laid down on 10 July 1944 by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard of Kittery, Maine. She was launched on 17 October 1944 sponsored by...
  
  
• USS Sea Cat (SS-399)
  USS Sea Cat (SS-399)
  USS Sea Cat , a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for a shortened form of sea catfish, a marine fish of little food value found off the southeastern coast of the United States.-World War II service:...
  
  
• USS Segundo (SS-398)
  USS Segundo (SS-398)
  USS Segundo , a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the segundo, a cavalla fish of Caribbean waters....
  
  
• USS Tigrone (SS-419)
  USS Tigrone (SS-419)
  USS Tigrone , 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. She was launched on 20 July 1944 sponsored by Mrs. Charles F...
  
  

Minesweeper

Minesweeper (ship)

A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations.-History:...

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• HMAS Ballarat (J184)
  HMAS Ballarat (J184)
  HMAS Ballarat , named for the city of Ballarat, Victoria, was one of 60 Bathurst class corvettes constructed during World War II and one of 20 built for the Admiralty but manned by personnel of and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy .-Construction:Ballarat was laid down by HMA Naval...
  
  
• HMAS Cessnock (J175)
  HMAS Cessnock (J175)
  HMAS Cessnock , named for the town of Cessnock, New South Wales, was one of 60 Bathurst class corvettes constructed during World War II and one of 20 built for the Admiralty but manned by personnel of and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy .-Construction:Cessnock was laid down by Cockatoo...
  
  
• HMAS Ipswich (J186)
  HMAS Ipswich (J-186)
  HMAS Ipswich , named for the city of Ipswich, Queensland, was one of 60 Bathurst class corvettes constructed during World War II and one of 20 built on Admiralty order but manned by personnel of and later commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy .Ipswich was later operated by the Royal...
  
  
• USS Pheasant (AM-61)
  USS Pheasant (AM-61)
  USS Pheasant was an named after the Pheasant, a large game bird found in the United States and other countries. Pheasant was laid down on 22 July 1942 at the Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan; launched on 24 October 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Harry J...
  
  
• HMAS Pirie (J189)
  HMAS Pirie (J-189)
  HMAS Pirie , named for the city of Port Pirie, South Australia, was one of 60 Bathurst class corvettes constructed during World War II and one of 20 built on Admiralty order but manned by personnel of and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy .Early in her career, Pirie operated as an escort...
  
  
• USS Pochard (AM-375)
  USS Pochard (AM-375)
  USS Pochard was an acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.Pochard was named after the pochard, a heavy-bodied diving duck....
  
  
• USS Revenge (AM-110)
  USS Revenge (AM-110)
  USS Revenge was a World War II-era in the service of the United States Navy. It was the sixth United States vessel named Revenge....
  
  
• USS Token (AM-126)
  USS Token (AM-126)
  USS Token was an acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing....
  
  
• USS Tumult (AM-127)
  USS Tumult (AM-127)
  USS Tumult was an acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing....
  
  

Amphibious force flagships

• USS Ancon (AGC-4)
  USS Ancon (AGC-4)
  USS Ancon was an ocean liner acquired by the United States Navy during World War II and converted to a combined headquarters and communications command ship.-Early civilian service:...
  
  
• USS Mount Olympus (AGC-8)
  USS Mount Olympus (AGC-8)
  USS Mount Olympus was a Mount McKinley-class amphibious force command ship, named after the highest peak in the Olympic Mountains of Washington...
  
  
• USS Teton (AGC-14)
  USS Teton (AGC-14)
  USS Teton was a Mount McKinley-class amphibious force command ship in the United States Navy.-Commissioning and 1944:Teton was laid down under Maritime Commission contract as Water Witch on 9 November 1943 by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company in Wilmington, North Carolina; launched on 5...
  
  

High speed transports

• USS Barr (APD-39)
• USS Burke (APD-65)
• USS Gosselin (APD-126)
  USS Gosselin (APD-126)
  USS Gosselin was a of the United States Navy, named after Ensign Edward W. Gosselin , who was killed in action on the battleship during the attack on Pearl Harbor....
  
  
• USS Hollis (APD-86)
• USS Horace A. Bass (APD-124)
  USS Horace A. Bass (APD-124)
  USS Horace A. Bass was a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1944 to 1969.-Construction and commissioning:Originally projected as a Rudderow-class destroyer escort , Horace A...
  
  
• USS John Q. Roberts (APD-94)
  USS John Q. Roberts (APD-94)
  USS John Q. Roberts , ex-DE-235, was a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946.-Construction and commissioning:...
  
  
• USS Pavlic (APD-70)
  USS Pavlic (APD-70)
  USS Pavlic , formerly DE-669, was a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1944 to 1946.-Construction and commissioning:...
  
  
• USS Reeves (APD-52)
• USS Runels (APD-85)
• USS Sims (APD-50)
• USS Wantuck (APD-125)
  USS Wantuck (APD-125)
  USS Wantuck was a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1944 to 1957.-Construction and commissioning:Originally projected as a Rudderow-class destroyer escort , Wantuck was selected for completion to a modified design as a high-speed transport , designed for landing and...
  
  
• USS William J. Pattison (APD-104)
  USS William J. Pattison (APD-104)
  USS William J. Pattison , ex-DE-594, was a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946.-Construction and commissioning:...
  
  

Dock landing ship

Dock landing ship

A Dock landing ship or Landing ship is a form of amphibious warship designed to support amphibious operations. These amphibious assault ships transport and launch amphibious craft and vehicles with their crews and embarked personnel...

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• USS Catamount (LSD-17)
  USS Catamount (LSD-17)
  USS Catamount was a Casa Grande-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy, named in honor of the Catamount Tavern in Old Bennington,...
  
  
• USS Shadwell (LSD-15)
  USS Shadwell (LSD-15)
  USS Shadwell was a in the United States Navy. She was named after Shadwell plantation, Albemarle County, Virginia, the birthplace and early home of Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and third President of the United States.Initially authorized under the Lend-Lease Act...
  
  

Medium landing ships

• USS LSM-13
• USS LSM-15
• USS LSM-71
• USS LSM-101
• USS LSM-208
• USS LSM-252
• USS LSM-284
• USS LSM-290
• USS LSM-362
• USS LSM-368
• USS LSM-371
• USS LSM-419
• USS LSM-488

Vehicle landing ships

• USS Monitor (LSV-5)
  USS Monitor (LSV-5)
  USS Monitor was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was named after the original , and was the second U.S...
  
  
• USS Ozark (LSV-2)
  USS Ozark (LSV-2)
  The USS Ozark was a Catskill-class vehicle landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for the native American Ozark tribe of the Quapaw confederacy, she was the third U.S...
  
  

Attack transports

• USS Bosque (APA-135)
  USS Bosque (APA-135)
  USS Bosque was a Haskell-class attack transport built and used by the US Navy in World War II. She was a Victory ship design, VC2-S-AP5...
  
  
• USS Botetourt (APA-136)
  USS Botetourt (APA-136)
  USS Botetourt was a Haskell-class attack transport built and used by the US Navy in World War II and saw further service during the Korean War. She was a Victory ship design, VC2-S-AP5...
  
  
• USS Briscoe (APA-65)
  USS Briscoe (APA-65)
  USS Briscoe was a that served with the US Navy during World War II. Arriving late in the war, she was initially assigned to troop transport missions and consequently did not participate in any combat operations....
  
  
• USS Cecil (APA-96)
  USS Cecil (APA-96)
  USS Cecil was a Bayfield class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II.Launched as Sea Angler by Western Pipe & Steel, San Francisco, California, under a Maritime Commission contract, the vessel was acquired by the Navy 26 February 1944 and renamed Cecil after a county in...
  
  
• USS Clearfield (APA-142)
  USS Clearfield (APA-142)
  USS Clearfield was a Haskell-class attack transport built and used by the US Navy in World War II. She was a Victory ship design, VC2-S-AP5...
  
  
• USS Cullman (APA-78)
  USS Cullman (APA-78)
  USS Cullman was a Gilliam-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II. Commissioned late in the war, she was initially assigned to transport duties and consequently did not participate in combat operations....
  
  
• USS Darke (APA-159)
  USS Darke (APA-159)
  USS Darke was a built and used by the US Navy in World War II. She was a Victory ship design, VC2-S-AP5. She was named after Darke County, Ohio, USA.- World War II service :...
  
  
• USS Dauphin (APA-97)
  USS Dauphin (APA-97)
  USS Dauphin was a Windsor-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II.Dauphin was named after Dauphin County, Pennsylvania...
  
  
• USS Deuel (APA-160)
  USS Deuel (APA-160)
  USS Deuel was a Haskell-class attack transport built and used by the US Navy in World War II. She was a Victory ship design, VC2-S-AP5...
  
  
• USS Dickens (APA-161)
  USS Dickens (APA-161)
  USS Dickens was a Haskell-class attack transport built and used by the US Navy in World War II. She was a Victory ship design, VC2-S-AP5. She was named after Dickens County, Texas, USA.- World War II service :...
  
  
• USS Hansford (APA-106)
  USS Hansford (APA-106)
  USS Hansford was a that served with the US Navy during World War II.Originally christened Sea Adder, the vessel was launched 25 April 1944 as Gladwin by Western Pipe & Steel of San Francisco, under Maritime Commission contract...
  
  
• USS Highlands (APA-119)
  USS Highlands (APA-119)
  USS Highlands was a Haskell-class attack transport built and used by the US Navy in World War II. She was a Victory ship design, VC2-S-AP5. She was named after Highlands County, Florida, USA.-World War II service:...
  
  
• USS Lavaca (APA-180)
  USS Lavaca (APA-180)
  USS Lavaca was a Haskell-class attack transport built and used by the US Navy in World War II. She was a Victory ship design, VC2-S-AP5. She was named after Lavaca County, Texas, USA.-World War II service:...
  
  
• USS Lenawee (APA-195)
  USS Lenawee (APA-195)
  USS Lenawee was a built and used by the US Navy in World War II and saw further service during the Korean War and Vietnam War. She was a Victory ship design, VC2-S-AP5...
  
  
• USS Mellette (APA-156)
  USS Mellette (APA-156)
  USS Mellette was a Haskell-class attack transport built and used by the US Navy in World War II. She was a Victory ship design, VC2-S-AP5. She was named after Mellette County, South Dakota, USA.-World War II service:...
  
  
• USS Missoula (APA-211)
  USS Missoula (APA-211)
  USS Missoula was a Haskell-class attack transport built and used by the US Navy in World War II. She was a Victory ship design, VC2-S-AP5. She was named after Missoula County, Montana, USA. She was the second ship to bear the name ....
  
  
• USS Rutland (APA-192)
  USS Rutland (APA-192)
  USS Rutland was a Haskell-class attack transport built and used by the US Navy in World War II. She was a Victory ship design, VC2-S-AP5. She was named after Rutland County, Vermont, USA.- World War II service :...
  
  
• USS St. Mary's (APA-126)
  USS St. Mary's (APA-126)
  USS St. Mary's was a Haskell-class attack transport of the US Navy. She was built and used during World War II. She was of the VC2-S-AP5 Victory ship design type. St. Mary's was named for St. Mary's County, Maryland. She is the fourth of four US Navy ships to bear that name.- World War II...
  
  
• USS Sherburne (APA-205)
  USS Sherburne (APA-205)
  USS Sherburne was a of the United States Navy, built and used during World War II. She was of the VC2-S-AP5 Victory ship design type. Sherburne was named for Sherburne County, Minnesota...
  
  
• USS Sheridan (APA-51)
  USS Sheridan (APA-51)
  USS Sheridan was an that served with the US Navy during World War II.Sheridan was named after five United States counties which were in turn named after Civil War General Philip H. Sheridan...
  
  
• USS Talladega (APA-208)
  USS Talladega (APA-208)
  USS Talladega was a Haskell-class attack transport ship of the United States Navy. She was named for the city of Talladega and Talladega County, Alabama....
  
  

Attack cargo ships

• USS Libra (AKA-12)
  USS Libra (AKA-12)
  USS Libra was an named after the constellation Libra. She served as a commissioned ship for 11 years.Libra was laid down as Jean Lykes by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, N.J., under contract for Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, Galveston, Texas; launched 12 November 1941;...
  
  
• USS Medea (AKA-31)
  USS Medea (AKA-31)
  USS Medea was an named after the minor planet 212 Medea, which in turn was named for a mythical enchantress who helped Jason win the Golden Fleece...
  
  
• USS Pamina (AKA-34)
• USS Sirona (AKA-43)
  USS Sirona (AKA-43)
  USS Sirona was an named after the asteroid 116 Sirona, which in turn is named after the Celtic goddess Sirona. USS Sirona served as a commissioned ship for 13 months....
  
  
• USS Skagit (AKA-105)
  USS Skagit (AKA-105)
  USS Skagit was a named after Skagit County, Washington. She served as a commissioned ship for 22 years and 11 months.Skagit was laid down as a Type C2-S-AJ3 ship MC hull 1696 on 21 September 1944 by North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington, North Carolina; launched on 18 November 1944;...
  
  
• USS Todd (AKA-71)
  USS Todd (AKA-71)
  USS Todd was a of the United States Navy named after counties in Kentucky, Minnesota, and South 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 Tolland (AKA-64)
  USS Tolland (AKA-64)
  USS Tolland was the lead ship of her class of attack cargo ships of the United States Navy. 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 Whiteside (AKA-90)
  USS Whiteside (AKA-90)
  USS Whiteside was an named after Whiteside County, Illinois. She served as a commissioned ship for 13 years and 4 months.Whiteside was laid down on 22 April 1944 at Oakland, California, by the Moore Dry Dock Co. under a Maritime Commission contract , launched on 12 June 1944; sponsored by Mrs....
  
  
• USS Yancey (AKA-93)
  USS Yancey (AKA-93)
  USS Yancey was an built by the Moore Dry Dock Company of Oakland, California for the United States Navy during World War II. The ship was named in honor of Yancey County, North Carolina....
  
  

Civilian cargo ships (United States)

• SS St. Lawrence Victory
• SS Winthrop Victory

Oilers

• USS Chiwawa (AO-68)
• USS Mascoma (AO-83)
  USS Mascoma (AO-83)
  USS Mascoma was a constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. She served her country in the Pacific Ocean Theatre of Operations, and provided petroleum products where needed to combat ships...
  
  
• USS Neches (AO-47)
  USS Neches (AO-47)
  USS Neches was a in the United States Navy during World War II and the Vietnam War. She was the second U.S. Navy ship named for the Neches River in eastern Texas....
  
  
• USS Niobrara (AO-72)
• USS Tamalpais (AO-96)
  USS Tamalpais (AO-96)
  USS Tamalpais was a acquired by the United States Navy for use during World War II. She had the dangerous but necessary task of providing fuel to vessels in combat and non-combat areas...
  
  

Civilian oilers (British)

• Carelia
• City of Dieppe
• Dingledale
• Fort Wrangell
• Wave King

Hospital ship

Hospital ship

A hospital ship is a ship designated for primary function as a floating medical treatment facility or hospital; most are operated by the military forces of various countries, as they are intended to be used in or near war zones....

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• USS Benevolence (AH-13)
  USS Benevolence (AH-13)
  USS Benevolence was built as SS Marine Lion in 1944 by Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pa., under a Maritime Commission contract. 11,141 tons. 520 x 71.6 x 24. 24 knots. Sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Unter; transferred to the Navy 31 July 1944; converted to a hospital ship by Todd-Erie...
  
  
• USAHS Marigold (U.S. Army)
• HNLMS Tjitjalengka (Dutch)

Seaplane tender

Seaplane tender

A seaplane tender is a ship that provides facilities for operating seaplanes. These ships were the first aircraft carriers and appeared just before the First World War.-History:...

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• USS Cumberland Sound (AV-17)
  USS Cumberland Sound (AV-17)
  USS Cumberland Sound was a in the United States Navy.Cumberland Sound was launched 23 February 1944 by the Todd-Pacific Shipyards, Inc., Tacoma, Washington; sponsored by Mrs. O. A. Tucker; and commissioned 21 August 1944, Captain E...
  
  
• USS Hamlin (AV-15)
  USS Hamlin (AV-15)
  USS Hamlin was a in the United States Navy.Hamlin was launched by Todd-Pacific Shipyards, Inc., Tacoma, Washington on 11 January 1944; sponsored by Miss Constance Taffinder, daughter of Rear Admiral S. A. Taffinder; and commissioned on 26 June 1944, Captain G. A...
  
  

Small seaplane tenders

• USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39)
  USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39)
  USS Gardiners Bay was a United States Navy seaplane tender in commission from 1945 to 1958.-Construction, commissioning, and shakedown:...
  
  
• USS Mackinac (AVP-13)
  USS Mackinac (AVP-13)
  The second USS Mackinac was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1942 to 1947.-Construction and commissioning:...
  
  
• USS Suisun (AVP-53)
  USS Suisun (AVP-53)
  USS Suisun was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1944 to 1955.-Construction, commissioning, and shakedown:...
  
  

Fleet ocean tugs

• USS Moctobi (ATF-105)
• USS Wenatchee (ATF-118)