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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 ...
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
Established during World War II, a weather ship, or ocean weather vessel, was a ship stationed in the ocean as a platform for surface and upper air meteorological observations for use in weather forecasting. They were used during World War II but had no means of defense, which led to the loss of several ships and many lives. They were primarily ...
Even in the decades after World War I, putting ships out to pasture on the Neches was common practice, the man said. "You will see old sunken barges that 50, 60 years were parked out there, and ...
And so these vessels, many of which were constructed at a cost of $250,000 each, some of these were sold for just $1,000, just for the salvage of wood and iron."
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;