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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 ...
ships named Enterprise; there is a continuing exception for this name, first used in 1775, eight ships have carried the name, including three aircraft carriers (CV-6, CVN-65 and CVN-80). USS Nimitz (CVN-68) , lead ship of her class , named for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz , commander of all U.S. and Allied naval forces in the Pacific theatre ...
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
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 ...
But when the conflict known as "the war to end all wars" concluded in 1918, many of those newly built wooden ships had no use and were simply abandoned in places like the Neches River, the museum ...
Texas: Fredericksburg: Japan: 1941 Ko-hyoteki class: Midget submarine: Pearl Harbor [56] U-505: United States Illinois: Chicago: Nazi Germany: 1941 Type IXC: Submarine: Captured in 1944, sank 7 ships and survived a 250-pound bomb Name Country Region City Nationality Launched Class Type Remarks Ref SS American Victory: United States Florida ...
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;
"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 ...