Six ships of the United States Navy

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 borne the name USS Patapsco, named for the Patapsco River

Patapsco River

The Patapsco River is a river in central Maryland which flows into Chesapeake Bay. The river's tidal portion forms the harbor for the city of Baltimore...

 in Maryland

Maryland

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a sloop laid down as USS Chesapeake, but renamed while under construction. a Passaic-class ironclad monitor during the American Civil War. the lead ship of her class of tug

Tug

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s between 1911 and 1936. the lead ship of her class

Patapsco class gasoline tanker

The Patapsco-class of gasoline tankers were a class of tankers built for the United States Navy during World War II. The class consisted of 23 tankers, designated AOG-1 through AOG-11, and AOG-48 to AOG-59.- References :...

 of gasoline tankers during World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam.