USS Catawba
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Five ships of the United States Navy
have been named Catawba, after the Catawba River
of North Carolina
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United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
have been named Catawba, after the Catawba River
Catawba River
The Catawba River is a tributary of the Wateree River in the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina. The river is approximately 220 miles long...
of North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
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- The , was an ironclad built for use in the American Civil War, but never commissioned and sold to Peru, where she was renamed Atahualpa and served in the War of the Pacific.
- The USS Catawba (YT-32), ex-Howard Greene (renamed 20 July 1920), served as a district tug at Washington from 1918 to 1922, at Norfolk, Virginia from 1922 to 1933, and at Charleston, South Carolina from 1933 through 1946. On 26 December 1946, Catawba was transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal.
- The , was renamed Arapaho on 5 August 1941, prior to her launching.
- The , was an auxiliary fleet tug in service from 1945 to 1975.
- The , is a fleet ocean tug assigned to the Military Sealift Command in 1980.