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USS Williamsburg, docked at the US Naval Base, Key West, Florida, during President Truman's vacation in 1951 Williamsburg remained at Norfolk into November, undergoing conversion. The ship then sailed for the Washington Navy Yard , where, on 5 November 1945, she relieved Potomac as a presidential yacht and, on 10 November 1945, the erstwhile ...
USS Otus (AS-20) was a submarine tender in service with the United States Navy from 1941 to 1946. In 1945, she was converted to an internal combustion engine repair ship and redesignated ARG-20. Decommissioned in 1946, she was scrapped in 1970.
USCGC Hollyhock (WLB-214) is a 225-foot (69 m) Juniper-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard.. A seagoing buoy tender, Hollyhock was built by Marinette Marine Corporation and launched on January 25, 2003.
The Hughes SCANFAR was the first phased array radar system to be deployed by the US Navy, installed on the USS Long Beach (CGN-9) and USS Enterprise (CVN-65). It consisted of two search radars, the AN/SPS-32 and the AN/SPS-33. In 1982, the system was removed from Long Beach, and was replaced by the AN/SPS-48 during a comprehensive overhaul. [1]
USNS Sgt. William R. Button (T-AK-3012), formerly MV Sgt. William R. Button (AK-3012), is the fifth ship of the 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo-class cargo ship built in 1986. [1] The ship is named after Sergeant William Robert Button, an American Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor during the first United States occupation of Haiti for assassinating the Haitian freedom fighter Charlemagne Peralte.
On June 18, 2019, Alabama Shipyard became owner of the shipyard and has managed to dramatically improve the facility's economic outlook. Alabama Shipyard currently operates as a major ship maintenance, overhaul, repair, and conversion contractor for the Departments of Defense and Transportation, and also provides ship disposal services to an ...
Empire State VII, callsign WDO2002, IMO number 9910313, is a training ship owned by the United States Maritime Administration and operated by SUNY Maritime College.She is the first vessel in the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) class and has replaced the 1961-built Empire State VI.
USNS John Lewis (T-AO-205) is a United States Navy replenishment oiler and the lead ship of her class.She is part of the Military Sealift Command fleet of support ships.. Ray Mabus, then Secretary of the Navy, announced on 6 January 2016 that the ship would be named in honor of John Lewis. [6]