USS Yosemite
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USS Yosemite may refer to:
- USS Yosemite (1892)USS Yosemite (1892)USS Yosemite was an auxiliary cruiser of the United States Navy.At the beginning of the Spanish-American War, El Sud — a merchant steamer built in 1892 by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. — was acquired by the Navy from the Southern Pacific Company on 6 April 1898. The ship was renamed...
, an auxiliary cruiser that served in the U.S. Navy from 1898 to 1900 and fought in the Spanish-American War - USS Yosemite (AD-19)USS Yosemite (AD-19)USS Yosemite was a destroyer tender which served with the United States Navy during World War II through to the 1990s.The third USN ship to bear the name, Yosemite was laid down on 19 January 1942 by the Tampa Shipbuilding Company at Tampa, Florida; launched on 16 May 1943; sponsored by Mrs....
, a destroyer tender that served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1994