USS Nantucket (IX-18) — USS Nantucket (PG 23/IX 18) was originally named USS Ranger . She was the fourth ship of the name Ranger . She was an iron hulled steam powered vessel, with a full rig auxiliary sail, was laid down in 1873; launched in 1876 by Harlan and… … Wikipedia
USS Nantucket (1862) — The first USS Nantucket was a Passaic class coastal monitor in the United States Navy. Nantucket was launched 6 December 1862 by Atlantic Iron Works, Boston, Massachusetts; and commissioned 26 February 1863, Commander Donald McNeil Fairfax in… … Wikipedia
Nantucket (disambiguation) — Nantucket may refer to: Nantucket, Massachusetts, an island, town and county in Massachusetts Nantucket (CDP), Massachusetts Nantucket Sound, a section of water along the coast of Massachusetts New Nantucket, the former name for Baker Island in… … Wikipedia
Nantucket shipbuilding — Nantucket Forests with tall trees had disappeared from the island millennia before colonial settlement. There were no large trees on Nantucket to provide long dimension timbers for ship building or building construction and importing Live oak… … Wikipedia
USS Medusa — may refer to:*USS|Medusa|1869, was the single‑turreted monitor Nantucket renamed Medusa 15 June 1869 and reassigned her original name Nantucket 10 August 1869*USS|Medusa|AR 1, was a fleet repair ship launched 16 April 1923 and sold for scrapping… … Wikipedia
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USS Stewart (DE-238) — USS Stewart (DE–238) is an Edsall class destroyer escort, the third United States Navy ship so named. This ship was named for Rear Admiral Charles Stewart (July 28 1778 – November 6 1869), who commanded USS Constitution during the War of 1812.… … Wikipedia
USS Augusta (CA-31) — (originally CL 31) was a Northampton class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, notable for service in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during World War II, and for her occasional use as a presidential flagship carrying both Franklin D.… … Wikipedia
USS Wasp (CV-18) — of the United States Navy was an , while conducting night flying operations en route to Gibraltar. Hobson lost 176 of the crew, including her skipper. Rapid rescue operations saved 52 men. Wasp sustained no personnel casualties, but her bow was… … Wikipedia
USS Akron (ZRS-4) — was a rigid helium filled airship of the United States Navy that crashed off the New Jersey coast early on 4 April 1933, killing 73 crew and passengers. At convert|785|ft long, 20 ft (6 m) shorter than the Hindenburg , she and her sister, Macon… … Wikipedia
