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Monhegan
Monhegan , island, 2.5 sq mi (6.4 sq km), c.10 mi (16 km) off the coast of S Maine, settled c.1622. It is a summer resort favored by artists for its scenery. In the War of 1812 the U.S.S. Enterprise defeated the H.M.S. Boxer southeast of the island. ... Read more
Newport News
Newport News independent city (1990 pop. 170,045), SE Va., on the Virginia peninsula, at the mouth of the James River, off Hampton Roads, near Norfolk; inc. 1896. It is a port for transatlantic and intracoastal shipping; commodities handled include coal, oil, tobacco, grain, and ores. Newport News ... Read more
Fall River
Fall River industrial city (1990 pop. 92,703), Bristol co., SE Mass., a port of entry on Mt. Hope Bay, at the mouth of the Taunton River; settled 1656, set off from Freetown 1803, inc. as a city 1854. It was once the foremost cotton textile center in the United States; the first cotton mill was bui... Read more
destroyer
destroyer class of warship very fast relative to its length, generally equipped with torpedos, antisubmarine equipment, and medium-caliber and antiaircraft guns. The newest destroyers are equipped with guided missiles as their chief offensive weapon. The destroyer, originally called the torpedo-boa... Read more
aircraft carrier
aircraft carrier ship designed to carry aircraft and to permit takeoff and landing of planes. The carrier's distinctive features are a flat upper deck (flight deck) that functions as a takeoff and landing field, and a main deck (hangar deck) beneath the flight deck for storing and servicing the air... Read more
John Ericsson
John Ericsson , 1803-89, Swedish-American inventor and marine engineer, b. Värmlands co., Sweden. He moved to London in 1826, and entered the railroad locomotive Novelty in a contest in 1829, only to be defeated by George Stephenson 's Rocket. Ericsson's outstanding role in the development... Read more
frigate
frigate , originally a long, narrow nautical vessel used on the Mediterranean, propelled by either oars or sail or both. Later, during the 18th and early 19th cent., the term was applied to a very fast, square-rigged sailing vessel carrying 24 to 44 guns on a single flush gun deck. Frigates were emp... Read more
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor land-locked harbor, on the southern coast of Oahu island, Hawaii, W of Honolulu; one of the largest and best natural harbors in the E Pacific Ocean. In the vicinity are many U.S. military installations, including the chief U.S. Pacific naval base, Hickam Air Force Base, Pearl Harbor Na... Read more
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden , 1957?-, Saudi-born leader of Al Qaeda [Arab.,=the base], a terrorist organization devoted to uniting all Muslims and establishing a transnational, strict-fundamentalist Islamic state. The youngest son of a wealthy Yemeni-born businessman, bin Laden was trained as a civil engineer (... Read more
John Tyler
John Tyler 1790-1862, 10th President of the United States, b. Charles City co., Va. Early Career Educated at the College of William and Mary, he studied law under his father, John Tyler (1747-1813), governor of Virginia from 1808 to 1811, and was admitted (1809) to the bar. A state legisl... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "USS"

USS Liberty
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security USS Liberty █ ADRIENNE WILMOTH LERNER...the attack was soon ruled an accident. The USS Liberty was a World War II-era freighter...Eastern governments with military aid. The USS Liberty 's mission was to conduct remote intelligence...
USS Cole
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security USS Cole █ STEPHANIE WATSON On the morning of October 12, 2000, as the Navy destroyer USS Cole sat anchored in the Yemeni port of Aden...intelligence officials moved quickly after the USS Cole attack, the investigation hit a number...
Liberty, USS
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa LIBERTY, USS U.S. ship attacked by Israel. On 8 June 1967 the electronic surveillance ship USS Liberty was 14 nautical miles north of al...ship drew rescue aircraft from the carrier USS America, and Israel halted the attack...
Merrimac, USS
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea Merrimac, USS, a 40-gun warship, one of six naval vessels authorized by the US Congress...Confederate States Navy . In March 1862 the Virginia fought a duel with the USS Monitor (which gave her name to the monitor type of warship). Although...
Cole, USS
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa COLE, USS american destroyer attacked in 2000 while refueling in yemen, focusing international...12 October 2000 two men exploded a small boat in the port of Aden alongside USS Cole, killing themselves and seventeen U.S. sailors and wounding thirty...
Maine, Sinking of the USS
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History Maine, Sinking of the USS (1898).In January 1898, Spain was winning its war against Cuban...over to Germany. These circumstances induced McKinley to dispatch the USS Maine a second‐class battleship (its keel was laid in 1888...
New Ironsides, USS
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea New Ironsides, USS, an ironclad , launched in May 1862 at Philadelphia during the American...whose name was intended to perpetuate the spirit of the sailing frigate USS Constitution , long known as ‘old ironsides’. With...
Kearsage, USS
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea Kearsage, USS, one of the Federal sloops of war built during the early years of the American Civil War (1861–5). A screw steamer...
USS Arizona Memorial
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition USS Arizona Memorial see National Parks and Monuments (table).
USS
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea USS, United States Ship, the prefix placed before the name of a warship of the US Navy.

Dictionary entries related to "USS"

Alabama, USS
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Alabama, USS commissioned on August 16, 1942, a South Dakota Class battleship (BB60...forces and to defend allied carriers with intense antiaircraft fire. The USS Alabama is now located in Mobile and serves as a memorial to all Alabama...
USS
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military USS abbr. United States Ship, used in the names of ships in the U.S. Navy: the USS Maine was launched in 1895.
Constitution, USS
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Constitution, USS one of six frigates, including the USS Congress , authorized by an act of Congress in 1794, and, more heavily armed than standard frigates, formidable naval opponents. In a battle with the British ship Guerriere during the...
Congress, USS
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Congress, USS one of six frigates authorized by the U.S. Congress, including the USS Constitution , and launched on August 15, 1799. The Congress participated in a Quasi-war with France (escorting U.S. merchant ships to the East Indies...
Lexington, USS
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Lexington, USS an aircraft carrier, originally named Cabot 15 and renamed Lexington in 1942, the Lexington participated in numerous actions...
Arizona, USS
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Arizona, USS commissioned on October 17, 1916, a Pennsylvania Class battleship, served as a gunnery training ship during World War I and...
Brooklyn, USS
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Brooklyn, USS CA-3 an armored “heavy” cruiser commissioned in December 1896 and flagship of the ”Flying Squadron...
Ohio, USS
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Ohio, USS SSBN 726 the first nuclear submarine of the Ohio Class, ordered in July 1974, it made its first operational patrol in October...
Ticonderoga, USS
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Ticonderoga, USS 1. CV-14 a carrier commissioned in May 1944. After intensive training in the West Indies, the carrier loaded provisions...
Maddox, USS
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Maddox, USS DD-731 a Sumner-class destroyer launched in March 1944 and commissioned in June that year. The ship was decommissioned in 1972 and sent to Taiwan, where it was renamed Po Yang . In 1985 the ship was broken up and sold for scrap.

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uss albany has new commander.(Capital Region)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 7/14/2007; 700+ words ; ...Writer The nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Albany (SSN 753) has a new commander...Mark Merrick during a ceremony on board the USS Albany at Naval Station Norfolk's Pier...basic submarine training, he served on USS Henry M. Jackson in Bangor, Wash. Following...
USS NEW YORK Commissioning Committee, Governor Paterson and Mayor Bloomberg Announce Date for USS New York Commissioning in New York City.
Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly; 11/27/2008; 700+ words ; The USS NEW YORK Commissioning Committee, Governor...Bloomberg announced the commissioning date of USS NEW YORK as Saturday November 7, 2009 in New...take place at the INTREPID Pier (see also The Uss New York Commissioning Committee). Named...
USS NEW YORK Commissioning Committee, Governor Paterson and Mayor Bloomberg Announce Date for USS New York Commissioning in New York City
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 11/11/2008; 700+ words ; To: STATE EDITORS Contact: For USS NEW YORK Commissioning Committee: John...11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The USS NEW YORK Commissioning Committee, Governor...today announced the commissioning date of USS NEW YORK as Saturday November 7, 2009 in...
USS Constitution Museum Appoints Ronald Egalka and William Martin as Co-Chairs of the Curatorial Committee.
Newspaper article from: Entertainment Newsweekly; 1/23/2009; 700+ words ; The USS Constitution Museum, the non-profit educational...recent book is The Lost Constitution. The USS Constitution MuseumEs Curatorial Committee...passion and dedication for the history of the USS Constitution, and they have given so much...
Naval Sword from USS Constitution's Most Famous Captain Returns to Boston after Nearly 200 Years.
Business Wire; 8/14/2007; 700+ words ; ...Service Sword From War of 1812 Becomes Part of USS Constitution Museum's Collection BOSTON -- The USS Constitution Museum today announced the homecoming...owned by Captain Isaac Hull, who commanded USS Constitution to victory over the British frigate...
CITY TO WELCOME USS SARATOGA CREW MEMBERS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 8/14/1998; 700+ words ; ...of Gansevoort served three years on the USS Saratoga, an experience he recalls as his...is,'' White said about sailing on the USS Saratoga. ``There's just something...residents welcome home the crews of the USS Saratoga (CV-3) and the USS Saratoga...
'Friends of USS Abraham Lincoln' Launched to Help Navy Families.
PR Newswire; 5/1/2003; 700+ words ; ...CHICAGO, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- As the USS Abraham Lincoln steams home from the Persian...support organization -- The Friends of USS Abraham Lincoln is being organized by a...on this great ship. The Friends of the USS Abraham Lincoln is the latest in a long...
USS NEW YORKs Ships Registry Available
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 7/6/2009; 670 words ; ...Christopher.Mittendorf@Edelman.com, for the USS NEW YORK Commissioning Committee; Kerry...history of the soon-to-be commissioned USS NEW YORK can have their name, or the name...become part of the ships silver service. USS NEW YORK, which will be commissioned in...
Save the USS SPHInX (ARL-24)
Magazine article from: Sea Classics; 3/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...craft repair ship and commissioned as the USS Sphinx (ARL-24) Amphibious Repair Ship...Ugly Green Giant," and "Spy Ship." The USS Sphinx has served our country proudly in...war on drugs in the 1980s. In WWII, the USS Sphinx served in the Pacific campaign where...
USS CHOSIN, USS CHUNG-HOON RETURN FROM DEPLOYMENT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 9/27/2007; 528 words ; ...The Pearl Harbor-based guided missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) and guided missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) are scheduled to return...from a Western Pacific deployment as part of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) Expeditionary Strike...