USS Serapis

USS Serapis

Three ships of the United States Navy have been named "Serapis" after Serapis, the Egyptian god who possessed the virtues of both Osiris and Apis. Known as a god of healing.

*The first "Serapis" was a British frigate known as the "HMS Serapis" captured by John Paul Jones and the crew of the USS "Bonhomme Richard" in 1779. Later sold to France.

*The second "Serapis" was a steam sloop, authorized in 1864 but never fully completed.

*The third "Serapis", was a single-screw tanker built in 1921 and originally named the "District of Columbia".

ee also

*HMS Serapis

ource

*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s10/serapis.htm


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