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71USS Auk (AM-38) — was an Lapwing class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines that had been place in the water to prevent ships from passing.The first ship to be named Auk by the Navy, Minesweeper No. 38 was laid down on 20 June 1918… …
72USS Blueback (SS-581) — was a Barbel class submarine in the United States Navy. She was the second Navy submarine named for a form of the rainbow or steelhead trout found only in Lake Crescent on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. The fish lives in deep water… …
73USS Santee (CVE-29) — The second USS Santee (CVE 29) (originally launched as AO 29, following reclassification as an escort aircraft carrier, was originally ACV 29) was launched on 4 March 1939 as Esso Seakay under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 3) by the Sun …
74USS Ajax (AR-6) — was the second Vulcan class repair ship and the fourth ship in the United States Navy to bear the name. 1941 1945 Ajax was laid down on 7 May 1941 at San Pedro, Calif., by the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp., launched on 22 August… …
75USS Badger (FF-1071) — was a Knox class destroyer escort, originally designated as DE 1071 and reclassified as a frigate in 1975 in the United States Navy. Her primary mission of ASW remained unchanged. This ship was not the first to bear the name. The first… …
76USS Willmarth (DE-638) — USS Willmarth (DE 638), a Buckley class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Kenneth Willmarth (1914 1942), who was killed in action when the cruiser USS Vincennes was sunk during the Battle of Savo Island on 9 …
77USS Auriga (AK-98) — was an sclass|Auriga|cargo ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone. SS Alcoa Partner was laid down under a Maritime Commission… …
78USS Arkansas (BB-33) — USS Arkansas (BB 33), a Sclass|Wyoming|battleship was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 25th state. Her keel was laid down on 25 January 1910 at Camden, New Jersey, by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation. She was… …
79USS Altamaha (CVE-18) — USS Altamaha (AVG 18/ACV 18/CVE 18) was an escort aircraft carrier in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for the Altamaha River in Georgia. Altamaha was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 235) on 19… …
80USS William B. Preston (DD-344) — USS William B. Preston (DD 344/AVP 20/AVD 7) was a Clemson class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for William B. Preston. William B. Preston was laid down on 18 November 1918 at the Norfolk Navy Yard,… …
