USS Weehawken
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USS Weehawken was a name used by the U.S. Navy more than once in naming its vessels:
- USS Weehawken (1862)USS Weehawken (1862)The first USS Weehawken was a Passaic-class ironclad monitor in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.Weehawken was launched on 5 November 1862 at Jersey City, New Jersey by Zeno Secor & Company; sponsored by Ms. Nellie Cornstock; and commissioned on 18 January 1863, Captain John...
, a single-turreted monitor, launched on 5 November 1862
- USS Weehawken (CM-12)USS Weehawken (CM-12)USS Weehawken was originally SS Estrada Polma — a car ferry built in 1920 by William Cramp & Sons at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was acquired by the United States Navy on 15 June 1942; renamed Weehawken on 18 July 1942; converted to a minelayer by the Bethlehem Steel Co. at Hoboken, New Jersey;...
, a minelayer, built in 1920 by William Cramp & Sons at Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
- USS Weehawken (YTB-776)USS Weehawken (YTB-776)The USS Weehawken was a United States Navy large district harbor tug named for Weehawken, New Jersey.-Construction and commissioning:The contract for Weehawken was awarded 31 January 1964...
, a large harbor tug, laid down in August 1964 at Marinette, WisconsinMarinette, WisconsinMarinette is a city in and the county seat of Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 11,749 at the 2000 census.Marinette is the principal city of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Marinette County, Wisconsin and Menominee...