USS Artemis

USS Artemis

Three ships of the United States Navy have been named "Artemis" after Artemis, the Olympian goddess known to the Romans as Diana.

*USS|Artemis|SP-593, was a patrol craft commissioned on 17 October 1917.

*USS|Artemis|ID-2187, was commissioned on 8 April 1919.

*USS|Artemis|AKA-21, an attack cargo ship and lead ship of her class was laid down on [23 November] 1943 and launched on 20 May 1944.

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