High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Sylvania (AFS-2), a Mars-class combat stores ship, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named Sylvania.

ISBN: 978-5-5121-5326-0

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Sibyl (1863) was a wooden-hull steamer outfitted with heavy guns, purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Spearfish (SS-190), a Sargo-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the spearfish, any of several large, powerful, pelagic fishes of the genus Tetrapturus allied to the marlins and sailfishes.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The second USS Savannah was a frigate in the United States Navy. She was named after the city of Savannah, Georgia.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Standish was an iron-hulled screw tug of the United States Navy.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Shackle (ARS-9) was an Diver-class rescue and salvage ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for coming to the aid of stricken vessels.

ISBN: 978-5-5121-1379-0

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Seminole (AT-65), the third ship named Seminole of the United States Navy, was a Navajo-class fleet tug whose task was to travel with the fleet and provide towing services as required.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Shelton (DD-790) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Ensign James A. Shelton (1916–1942), who was killed in the Battle of Midway.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Swift (1864) was a small 12-ton schooner captured by the Union Navy during the Union blockade of the American Civil War.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Samuel Rotan (1861) was a schooner acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Smalley (DD-565), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Ensign Anthony A. Smalley (1836–1894).

ISBN: 978-5-5124-1768-3

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Sand Lance (SS-381), a Balao-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sand lance, a member of the ammodytidae family. Her keel was laid down on 12 March 1943 by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. She was launched on 25 June 1943 sponsored by Mrs. Edith Burrows, and commissioned on 9 October 1943 at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with Commander Malcolm Everett Garrison in command.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Springfield (CL-66/CLG-7/CG-7) was one of 27 Cleveland-class light cruisers built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third US Navy ship to be named after Springfield, Illinois. Commissioned in 1944, she served briefly in the Atlantic before transferring to the Pacific. There she served with fast carrier task forces primarily in an anti-aircraft role, but also in a shore bombardment role in the last stages of the Pacific War. She earned two battle stars for wartime service. Like all but one of her sister ships, she was decommissioned and laid up soon after the end of World War II.

ISBN: 978-5-5121-2618-9

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The second Navy vessel to bear the name Sachem, this screw steamer was built in 1844 at New York City, where it was purchased by the Navy on September 20, 1861.

ISBN: 978-5-5119-1936-2

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Somerfield (1861) was a Chesapeake Bay schooner purchased by the Union Navy at Baltimore, Maryland, on 13 August 1861 for the purpose of obstructing the North Carolina sounds.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Sirona (AKA-43) was an Artemis-class attack cargo ship named after the asteroid 116 Sirona, which in turn is named after the Celtic goddess Sirona. USS Sirona served as a commissioned ship for 13 months.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Swerve (AM-495/MSO-495) was an Aggressive-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent the safe passage of ships.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The second USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) of the United States Navy was an Independence-class light aircraft carrier that served during World War II. She was named for the Battle of San Jacinto during the Texas Revolution. U.S. President George H.W. Bush served aboard the ship during World War II.

ISBN: 978-5-5119-3598-0

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The USS Shubrick (TB-31) was laid down on 11 March 1899 by William R. Trigg Co., Richmond, Va.; launched on 31 October 1899; sponsored by Miss Caroline Shubrick; and commissioned during 1901, Lt. Allen M. Cook in command.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Spark (1831) was a schooner purchased by the Navy during the early days of the republic. She was assigned to patrolling for lumber smugglers along the lower East Coast of the United States.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS S-40 (SS-145) was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 5 March 1919 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in San Francisco, California. She was launched on 5 January 1921 sponsored by Mrs. John H. Rosseter, and commissioned on 20 November 1923 with Lieutenant Commander E. F. Morrissey in command.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The third USS Somers (Torpedo Boat No. 22/TB-22/Coast Torpedo Boat No. 9), a steel torpedo boat built as a private speculation by Friedrich Schichau, Elbing, Germany, was launched in 1897 as yard No. 450; purchased for the United States Navy on 25 March 1898; commissioned on 28 March 1898, Lieutenant John J. Knapp in command; and named Somers the next day.

ISBN: 978-5-5121-2236-5