USS Dorchester
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Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Dorchester:
- USS Dorchester (SP-1509)USS Dorchester (SP-1509)The first USS Dorchester was a schooner that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1918.Dorchester was a Chesapeake Bay "Bugeye"-type schooner built in 1893. The U.S. Navy acquired her from the Conservation Commission of Maryland on 24 August 1917 for World War I service...
, a schooner in commission as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1918, a barracks ship in commission from 1945 to 1946
See also
- USAT DorchesterUSAT DorchesterUSAT Dorchester was a United States Army Transport ship that was sunk by a torpedo from a German U-boat on February 3, 1943, during World War II...
, a United States Army Transport famous for the "Four Chaplains" incident - SS Dorchester, a civilian cruise ship converted for WWII wartime duty as a U.S. Army Transport ship, and renamed USAT DorchesterUSAT DorchesterUSAT Dorchester was a United States Army Transport ship that was sunk by a torpedo from a German U-boat on February 3, 1943, during World War II...
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