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11Cowichan (steamship) — Cowichan circa 1918, at a logging float landing. Career Name: Cowichan …
12Royal Fleet Auxiliary — The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is a component of the Naval Service that keeps the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom running around the world. Its main function is to supply the Royal Navy with fuel and supplies. It also counts a repair ship, and… …
13USS Oregon (BB-3) — was a pre Dreadnought Sclass|Indiana|battleship of the United States Navy. Her construction was authorized on 30 June 1890, and the contract to build her was awarded to Union Iron Works of San Francisco, California on 19 November 1890. Her keel… …
14USS Neptune (AC-8) — The third USS Neptune (AC–8), a collier of the U.S. Navy, was laid down by the Maryland Steel Co., Sparrows Point, Md. 23 March 1910; launched 21 January 1911; and placed in service with a merchant crew at Norfolk Navy Yard 20 September 1911,… …
15USS De Soto (1861) — was a large steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries. De Soto , a side wheel steamer, was… …
16USS Nero (AC-17) — The USS Nero (AC–17), a steel steam collier, was built in 1895 as steamer Whitgift by J. H. Thompson Son. Ltd., Sunderland, England; purchased 30 June 1898 from McCondray and Co. at San Francisco; and commissioned 8 June 1898, Comdr. Charles… …
17USS Langley (CV-1) — The USS Langley (CV 1/AV 3) was the United States Navy s first aircraft carrier, converted in 1920 from the collier USS Jupiter (AC 3), the navy s first electrically propelled ship. Conversion of another collier was planned but canceled when the… …
18Comus class corvette — HMS Curacoa at Sydney circa. 1890 Class overview Preceded by: Bacchante class corvette …
19USS Wisconsin (BB-9) — USS Wisconsin (BB 9), an Sclass|Illinois|battleship, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 30th state.The keel of Battleship No. 9 was laid down on 9 February 1897 at San Francisco, California, by the Union Iron Works.… …
20USS Avenger (1863) — was a large steamer with powerful guns acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways. Because of her large size, she was also… …
