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Afterwards, Princeton acted as a survey ship (13 February–5 April) at Malabug Bay, Zamboanga and Dumanquilas Bay until she departed on 13 April for California. Princeton decommissioned on 12 June 1903 at Mare Island Navy Yard .
USS Princeton (1843), a screw sloop, launched and commissioned in 1843, the first screw-driven vessel in the Navy and the subject of a fatal gun explosion in 1844; USS Princeton (1851), a transport and training ship, launched in 1851 and commissioned in 1852; USS Princeton (PG-13), a gunboat launched in 1897 and commissioned in 1898
The first steamship, mine, radar, torpedo, aircraft carrier, and many other "firsts" all established a new era in the Navy, and each directly impacted the enlisted occupation structure. During World War II, the U.S. Navy also briefly maintained a rating of "Specialist", similar to the rank in the U.S. Army. The rating of "Specialist" was ...
This is a list of patrol vessels of the United States Navy. Ship status is indicated as either currently active [A] (including ready reserve), inactive [I], or precommissioning [P]. Ships in the inactive category include only ships in the inactive reserve, ships which have been disposed from US service have no listed status.
The Navy agreed in the waning days of the war to construct a small number of cruisers for the purpose of operationally testing new gun designs and other major improvements incorporating the lessons learned of World War II combat: the 'CL-154' and Worcester classes of light cruisers (respectively 5-inch and 6-inch main batteries), and the Des ...
A Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF) is a facility owned by the United States Navy as a holding facility for decommissioned naval vessels, pending determination of their final fate. All ships in these facilities are inactive, but some are still on the Naval Vessel Register (NVR), while others have been struck from the register.
For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the List of current ships of the United States Navy. For ships with unique names, "USS Shipname " redirects to the ship article. For reused names, "USS Shipname " is an index page for the ships of that name; the links after the name lead to the specific ship pages.
The following Asheville-class gunboats were commissioned for the U.S. Navy. [9] [10] USS Asheville (PGM-84) commissioned on 6 August 1966. It was struck from the Navy Register on 15 December 1976. USS Gallup (PGM-85) commissioned on 22 October 1966. Struck 9 October 1984. USS Antelope (PGM-86) commissioned on 4 November 1967. Struck 1 October 1977.