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John Adams has had two ships named after him in 1799 before his death on 4 July 1826, as well as a submarine in the 20th century: USS Adams was a 28-gun frigate built in New York, and launched 8 June 1799; USS John Adams was a 24-gun frigate built in Charleston, South Carolina launched 1 October 1799.
The Steamship Pulaski disaster was the term given to the June 14, 1838, explosion on board the American steam packet Pulaski, which caused her to sink 30 miles off the coast of North Carolina with the loss of two-thirds of her passengers and crew. About 59 persons survived, and 128 were lost. [2]
One United States Navy ship has borne the name Pulaski, after Casimir Pulaski. Another ship has borne the name Casimir Pulaski. This ship is sometime incorrectly referred to as USS Pulaski. There was yet another USN ship which contained the word Pulaski. Named for Casimir Pulaski. USS Pulaski (1854) USS Casimir Pulaski (SSBN-633)
Kazimierz Michał Władysław Wiktor Pułaski (Polish: [kaˈʑimjɛʂ puˈwaskʲi] ⓘ; March 4 or 6, 1745 [a] – October 11, 1779), anglicized as Casimir Pulaski (/ ˈ k æ z ɪ m ɪər p ə ˈ l æ s k i / KAZ-im-eer pə-LASK-ee), was a Polish nobleman, [b] soldier, and military commander who has been called "The Father of American cavalry" or "The Soldier of Liberty".
The team reported that it had found evidence of damage to the ship inflicted by a Japanese battleship shell, including Samuel B. Roberts ' s fallen mast. [ 11 ] The wreck of Samuel B. Roberts lies at a depth of 6,895 meters (22,621 ft; 4.284 mi), making her the deepest known shipwreck [ 12 ] and the deepest shipwreck ever identified by a crewed ...
USS Casimir Pulaski (SSBN-633), a James Madison-class ballistic missile submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Casimir Pulaski (1745–1779), a Polish general who served in the American Revolutionary War.
Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Saturday that the wreck of a Japanese merchant ship, sunk in World War Two with 864 Australian soldiers on board, had been found in the South ...
USS Pulaski, was a side-wheel steamship, in service with the United States Navy. She was named for Casimir Pulaski. Named Metacomet when built for commercial owners in 1854, she served as USS Pulaski from 1858 to 1863, when she was sold by the Navy. Metacomet was built at New York City.