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Enterprise: 70-ton sloop-of-war: 10 May 1775 7 July 1777 Burned to prevent capture, 7 July 1777. This ship was not a ship of the U.S. Navy. It was captured from the British and operated on Lake Champlain by Col Benedict Arnold of the Continental Army. The Continental Navy did not operate on Lake Champlain. Enterprise (1776) 25-ton schooner ...
US Navy Ships named after US Territories and D.C. Territory Currently Commissioned Formerly Commissioned Remarks Populated territories American Samoa: CB-6 cancelled before construction District of Columbia: SSBN-826 under construction. SSN-771, CL-56, AG-9, & C-12 were named after American cities also named Columbia Guam: PG-43, CB-2, LPH-9, T ...
Enterprise (slave ship), a merchant vessel in the coastwise slave trade in the early 19th century; Enterprise (yacht), a J-class yacht that won the 1930 America's Cup; SS Flying Enterprise, an American cargo ship (1944–1952) USTS Enterprise (2003–2008), former name of TS Kennedy, a training ship at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy
"Big Ben" – USS Franklin; [8] the ship is named after Benjamin Franklin "Big D" – USS Dallas; given to the boat to denote being named in honor of the city of Dallas. "The Big E" – USS Enterprise (CV-6) [9] and USS Enterprise (CVN-65) [10] "The Big J" – USS New Jersey [11] "Big John" – USS John F. Kennedy [12] "Big Lizzie" – HMS ...
This year, during an "exceptional drought" in East Texas, the river is low again, and a man discovered the last resting place of World War I wooden-hulled ships in the low water. Why was Milner ...
Five World War I-era ships were found in a southeast Texas river this month as ongoing drought conditions push water levels to new lows, officials said. ... rain along 2,600-mile swath. Weather.
Pages in category "Ships of the Texas Navy" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Texan brig Archer;
Gunboats (PG, PHM, and PC) named for smaller U.S. cities while river gunboats were named for islands; Hospital ships (AH) were given names related to their function, such as Comfort and Mercy. Landing ship, tank (LST) built for the United States Navy during and immediately after World War II were only given an LST-number hull designation, but ...