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2. USS Ohio (SSGN-726) - Wikipedia

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   USS Ohio (SSGN-726) First and Finest! 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) bow torpedo tubes. USS Ohio (SSBN-726/SSGN-726), the lead boat of her class of nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarines (SSBN), is the fourth vessel of the United States Navy to be named for the U.S. state of Ohio. She was commissioned with the hull designation of SSBN-726 ...

3. USS Phenakite - Wikipedia

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   1942-. 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/23 cal. 4 × .5 in (13 mm)Browning Machine Gun, Cal. .50, M2, HB, single anti-aircraft guns (4x1) 2 × Mark 6 Depth charge racks. USS Phenakite (PYc-25) was a converted yacht that was used by the United States Navy during World War I and World War II. The vessel was also known as Celt, Sachem (SP-192), Sightseer and ...

4. Ohio-class submarine - Wikipedia

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   The Ohio class of nuclear-powered submarines includes the United States Navy 's 14 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) and its four cruise missile submarines (SSGNs). Each displacing 18,750 tons submerged, the Ohio -class boats are the largest submarines ever built for the U.S. Navy. They are also the third-largest submarines ever built ...

5. List of United States Navy ships named after US states

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   SSN-771, CL-56, AG-9, & C-12 were named after American cities also named Columbia. Guam. PG-43, CB-2, LPH-9, T-HST-1. Northern Mariana Islands. USS Saipan (CVL-48) and ( LHA-2 ), both named for the Battle of Saipan, which took place on the island of Saipan, the largest and most populous island and the capital of CNMI. Puerto Rico.

6. Patrol Craft Fast - Wikipedia

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   The Patrol Craft Fast (PCF), [6] also known as Swift Boat, [6] were all-aluminum, 50-foot (15 m) long, shallow-draft vessels operated by the United States Navy, initially to patrol the coastal areas and later for work in the interior waterways as part of the brown-water navy [7] to interdict Vietcong movement of arms and munitions, transport South Vietnamese forces and insert SEAL teams for ...

7. American Ship Building Company - Wikipedia

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   The Lorain, Ohio Yard served as the main facility of the company after World War II and to this day five of the 13 separate 1,000 ft (300 m) ore carriers on the Great Lakes were built in Lorain, including the M/V Paul R. Tregurtha which is the largest vessel on the Great Lakes (1,013'06" long). Built in 1898, the Lorain Yard quickly grew in ...