Lambert M. Surhone, Mariam T. Tennoe, Susan F. Henssonow
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A submarine chaser is a small and fast naval vessel specially intended for anti-submarine warfare. Although similar vessels were designed and used by many nations, this designation was most famously used by ships built by the United States of America (US). Many of the US World War I sub-chasers found their way to friendly powers by way of Lend-Lease in World War II. United States submarine chasers were designed specifically to destroy German submarines in World War I, and Japanese and German submarines in World War II. The small 110-foot (34 m) patrol craft of the design first used in World War I carried the hull designator SC (for Submarine, Chaser). Their main weapon was the depth charge....
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The first USS Portsmouth was a small warship that served in the United States Navy from 1798 to 1801. Portsmouth was constructed for the new United States Navy in 1798 by master shipbuilder James K. Hackett at what is now Badger's Island in Kittery, Maine, directly across the Piscataqua River from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She was built with funds contributed by the citizens of Portsmouth. Commanded by Captain Daniel McNeil, Portsmouth operated in the West Indies during the Quasi-War with France in the squadron commanded by Commodore John Barry. In 1800, she sailed to France to bring back the United States envoys who had concluded peace negotiations with France. After a second cruise in the...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Picking (DD-685), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Sherwood Picking (1890–1941), a submarine commander during World War I. Picking (DD–685) was laid down 24 November 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Inc., Staten Island, N.Y.; launched 1 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Sherwood Picking; and commissioned 21 September 1943, Commander Raymond S. Lamb in command. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
ISBN: 978-6-1323-3583-8
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Portsmouth (SSN-707), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Portsmouth, Virginia. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 10 December 1973 and her keel was laid down on 8 May 1980. She was launched on 18 September 1982 sponsored by Mrs. Helen Poe Goodrich, and commissioned on 1 October 1983, with Commander Donald M. Olson in command. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после...
ISBN: 978-6-1323-4677-3
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Pegasus (AK-48) was built in 1939 as SS Rita Maersk by Helsing r Jernskibs og Maskinbyggeri A/A, Helsing r, Denmark. Following the outbreak of World War II in Europe, she sailed to the United States where she operated under charter from the Maritime Commission as Rita Maersk and later as Larwin. After completing two cruises, she was laid up at Boston, Massachusetts, until 18 September 1941 when she was acquired by the United States Navy from the Maritime Commission. Renamed USS Pegasus on 15 October 1941, the cargo ship was converted for U.S. Navy use by Sullivan Dry Dock and Repair Company, New York City, and commissioned at New York on 3 December 1941, Lt. Comdr. William Fly in command....
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Potomska was a wooden screw steamer rigged as a three masted schooner purchased at New York from H. Haldrege on 25 September 1861. She was commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 20 December 1861. Upon commissioning she was ordered to Port Royal, South Carolina, for duty with the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Potomska assisted in covering the landing of U.S. troops at the mouth of the Savannah River, Georgia, 28 January 1862. She was in the squadron commanded by Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont that took possession of Fernandina, Florida on 4 March 1862. On 9 March, with Mohican and Pocahontas, she took possession of St. Simons Island and Jekyl Island and landed at Brunswick,...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Partridge (AM-16) was an Lapwing-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. Partridge was named after the partridge, any of various gallinaceous birds, such as the ruffed grouse or bob-white quail, found in North America. Partridge was laid down on 14 May 1918 by the Chester Shipbuilding Co., Chester, Pennsylvania: launched on 15 October 1918; sponsored by Ms. C. H. McCay; and commissioned on 17 June 1919, Lieutenant, junior grade W. K. Bigger in command. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The third USS Powhatan was a steam tug that served in the United States Navy from 1898 to 1928, was renamed USS Cayuga in 1917, and was later designated YT-12. Powhatan, formerly Penwood, was built in 1892 by the Maryland Steel Company, Baltimore, Maryland. She was purchased by the United States Navy on 8 April 1898 and commissioned on 20 April 1898, Lieutenant F. M. Russell in command. Powhatan was first attached to the Auxiliary Naval Force based at Pensacola, Florida, from 11 June 1898 to 8 August 1898. Later she was assigned to the Pensacola Navy Yard as yard tug. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по...
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. USS Pitt (APA-223/LPA-223) was a Haskell-class attack transport of the U.S. Navy active during World War II, including the Battle of Okinawa. Pitt was laid down on 8 September 1944 by Permanente Metals Corporation in Richmond, California, as MCV hull 571; launched on 10 November 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Gwin Fallis; and commissioned on 11 December 1944, with Captain Walter S. Mayer, Jr. in command. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Pine Island (AV-12), a Currituck-class seaplane tender, is the only ship of the United States Navy to hold this name. The ship was named after Pine Island off the coast of Lee County, Florida. Pine Island was laid down on 16 November 1942 at the Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation, in San Pedro, California; launched on 26 February 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Knefler McGinnis; and commissioned on 26 April 1945, Commander Henry Titus Hodgskin in command. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Pledge (AM-277) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in the Atlantic Ocean and then was transferred to the North Pacific Ocean. She survived the world war and was awarded one battle star, but, during the Korean Crisis, she struck a mine and was sunk. She received the Presidential Unit Citation for her Korean War bravery. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
ISBN: 978-6-1323-3962-1
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Patrol No. 10 (SP-85), often rendered as USS Patrol #10, was an armed motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919. Patrol No. 10 was built privately as as Hull No. 288 or Greenport Hull No. 288 in 1916 by Greenport Basin and Construction Company at Greenport on Long Island, New York. She was similar to two boats built by Greenport for Russia but taken over by the U.S. Navy: Greenport Hull No. 287, which became USS Hetman (SP-1150), and Greenport Hull 288, which became USS Russ (SP-1151). The U.S. Navy acquired the boat on 3 May 1917 and commissioned her for service in World War I as USS Patrol No. 10 (SP-85) on 3 October 1917. Данное...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The third USS Princeton was a composite gunboat in the United States Navy. Princeton was laid down in May 1896 by J. H. Dialogue and Son, Camden, New Jersey; launched on 3 June 1897; sponsored by Miss Margeretta Updike; and commissioned on 27 May 1898 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Commander C. H. West in command. After acceptance trials on 7–25 July 1898 off Delaware Bay, Princeton got underway for Key West where she joined the North Atlantic Fleet on 27 July at the beginning of the Spanish-American War. She was immediately sent (on 2 August) to patrol the area from the northern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula to Livingston, Guatemala. After completing this mission on 13 August, she returned to...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Puffer (SSN-652), a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pufferfish, a fish which inflates its body with air. The contract to build Puffer was awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, on 26 March 1963 and her keel was laid down there on 8 February 1965. She was launched on 30 March 1968, sponsored by Mrs. John B. Colwell, and commissioned on 9 August 1969 with Commander John M. Will, Jr., in command. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
ISBN: 978-6-1323-5429-7
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Patriot (MCM-7), an Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship, is the third U.S. Navy ship of that name. Patriot was launched 15 May 1990 by Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wisconsin, and commissioned 13 December 1991 in Charleston, South Carolina. Commander Michael J. O'Moore, a native of Brooklyn, New York, was the commissioning Commanding Officer. Patriot was originally homeported at NS Charleston until 1993, when, she transferred to NS Ingleside, Texas. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
ISBN: 978-6-1323-2269-2
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Ponce (LPD-15), an Austin-class amphibious transport dock, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which in turn was named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon, the discoverer of Florida and first governor of Puerto Rico. Her keel was laid down on 31 October 1966 by the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company of Seattle, Washington. She was launched on 20 May 1970 sponsored by Mrs. John J. Hyland, and commissioned on 10 July 1971. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Porterfield (DD-682) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Lewis B. Porterfield (1879–1942). Porterfield was laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Co., San Pedro, California 12 December 1942; launched 13 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Louis B. Porterfield; and commissioned 30 October 1943, Commander J. C. Woefel in command. Following her shakedown, Porterfield joined Task Force 53 (TF 53), getting underway 12 January 1944 and arriving off the Marshalls on the 31st. Porterfield's first job was shore bombardment on Ennomennet and Ennubirr Islands, followed by harassing and neutalizing fire on Roi and Namur. Данное издание не...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Pawnee spent the first three months of 1861 in Washington, D.C. and was sent on an expedition to Charleston, South Carolina 6 April to relieve Major Robert Anderson's garrison at Fort Sumter. Delayed by a severe storm, she arrived only to find that the Fort had been surrendered to Confederate forces. She returned to Washington and was immediately dispatched to Norfolk to secure the ships and stores of the Gosport Navy Yard. Arriving at Norfolk the night of 20 April, she found that all ships, save Cumberland, had been scuttled, so an attempt was made to destroy the Naval stores and the dry dock. Their efforts were largely unsuccessful, but she took Cumberland in tow and saved the frigate....
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The fourth USS Philadelphia (C-4), also known as "Cruiser No. 4", was a cruiser of the United States Navy. She was laid down 22 March 1888 by William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, launched 7 September 1889, sponsored by Miss Minnie Wanamaker, daughter of merchant and philanthropist John Wanamaker; and commissioned 28 July 1890, Capt. Robert Forbes Bradford in command. While fitting out at the New York Navy Yard, Philadelphia was designated on 18 August as flagship of Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi, commanding the North Atlantic Squadron. The squadron departed New York on 19 January 1891 to cruise the West Indies for the protection of American interests until May, thence to...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The second USS Portsmouth was a wooden sloop-of-war in the United States Navy in service during the mid and late 1800s. She was designed by Josiah Barker and built in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on the lines of a French-built privateer. She was described as an improvement over the USS Saratoga built in the same shipyard a year earlier. The Portsmouth was launched at the Portsmouth Navy Yard on 23 October 1843 and commissioned on 10 November 1844, with Commander John Berrien Montgomery in command. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Pampero (1853) was a large (1,375 long tons (1,397 t)) and capacious ship-rigged vessel purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy as a storeship to provision the fleet and as a collier to supply the fleet's need for coal for their steam engines. She served in, and supplied, several blockades, including those Union ships in the Gulf of Mexico which were patrolling off various Gulf ports of the Confederate States of America. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Pike (SS–173) was laid down on 20 December 1933 by Portsmouth Navy Yard, in Kittery, Maine; launched on 12 September 1935; sponsored by Miss Jane Logan Snyder; and commissioned on 2 December 1935, Lieutenant Heber H. "Tex" McLean in command. Pike was the first all-welded submarine. The welded hull allowed Pike to submerge to much greater depths than her predecessors and at the same time provided greater protection against depth-charge attacks. See the link "The Saga of the Submarine" below. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Pratt (DE-363) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket. USS Pratt was named in honor of a father, Malcolm Lewis Pratt who was awarded the Navy Cross for his brave actions during World War I, and his son John Lester Pratt. Both lost their lives on Guadalcanal. She was laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Orange, Texas, 11 April 1944; launched 1 June 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Malcolm L. Pratt; and commissioned 18 September 1944, Comdr. Robert H. Wanless in command....
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Pipestone (AK-203) was an Alamosa-class cargo ship that was constructed for the U.S. Navy during the closing period of World War II. By the time she was scheduled for commissioning, the war's end caused her to be declared “excess to needs” and she was returned to the U.S. Government and struck by the Navy. Pipestone (AK–203) was laid down under U.S. Maritime Commission contract by Globe Shipbuilding Co., Superior, Wisconsin. She was transferred to the Navy in April 1945. Pipestone was scheduled for commissioning. However, because of the Allied victory in the Pacific Ocean theatre of operations, her commissioning was delayed. Pipestone was ordered returned to the U.S. Maritime...
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