USS Von Steuben
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USS Von Steuben has been the name of two ships in the United States Navy
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, originally SS Kronprinz Wilhelm, a twin-screw, steam passenger ship built and operated by Germany, which was later commandeered by the United States government and renamed as USS Von Steuben during World War I, and sailed from 1901-1923, a Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine in service from 1961-2001
United States Navy
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, originally SS Kronprinz Wilhelm, a twin-screw, steam passenger ship built and operated by Germany, which was later commandeered by the United States government and renamed as USS Von Steuben during World War I, and sailed from 1901-1923, a Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine in service from 1961-2001