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  1. USS Ranger (1777)

    Ship flag USN flag 1780 Ship name USS Ranger Ship namesake Ship ordered Ship awarded Ship builder ... Capt. John Paul Jones 1777 1778 operations Siege of Charleston 1779 1780 victories North Channel naval duel HMS Drake 1778 awards otherships2 USS Ranger HMS Halifax The first USS Ranger was a sloop ... . Ranger initially called Hampshire was launched 10 May 1777 by James K. Hackett, master shipbuilding ... crew on Drake , Ranger continued around the west coast of Ireland, capturing a stores ship, and arrived at Brest, France Brest with her prizes 8 May. Captain Jones was detached to command USS Bonhomme Richard 1765 2 , leaving Lieutenant Simpson, his first officer, in command. Ranger departed Brest 21 August, reaching Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 15 October, in company with USS Providence 1776 2 and USS Boston 1777 2 , plus three prizes taken in the Atlantic Ocean Atlantic . The sloop departed Portsmouth on 24 February 1779 joining with the Continental Navy ships USS Queen of France 1777 2 and USS ... USS Ranger ... 10 May 1777 Ship completed Ship acquired Ship commissioned Ship recommissioned Ship decommissioned ... power the first salute was received by the USS Andrew Doria 1775 USS Andrew Doria when on 16 ... on 1 November 1777, carrying dispatches telling of General John Burgoyne Burgoyne s surrender to the commissioners in Paris . On the voyage over, two British people British prizes were captured. Ranger ... 1778, Ranger received an official salute to the new Flag of the United States American flag , the Stars and Stripes, given by the French fleet at Quiberon Bay . Ranger sailed from Brest, France Brest ..., the plan failed. Several cruisers were searching for Ranger , and Captain Jones sailed across the North Channel British Isles North Channel to Carrickfergus , Ireland , to induce HMS Drake 1777 6 of 20 ... were captured early in April, and brought safely into port for sale. On 18 June, Ranger was underway ...   more details



  1. USS Ranger

    USS Ranger is a historic name in the United States Navy , and has been used by one ship of the Continental Navy and nine ships of the U.S. Navy The first USS Ranger 1777 2 was an 18 gun ship sloop built in 1777 and commanded by John Paul Jones. She was captured by the British in 1780 and renamed HMS Halifax . The second USS Ranger 1814 2 was a schooner mounting a single 18 pounder gun, purchased in 1814 and sold in 1816. The third USS Ranger Ontario Ranger was a 14 gun brig also purchased in 1814 for operations on Lake Ontario, and sold in 1821. The fourth USS Ranger 1876 2 was an iron vessel mounting four guns, commissioned in 1876, converted to a nautical school ship in 1908, and broken up in 1940. The fifth USS Ranger SP 237 Ranger SP 237 was a steel yacht commissioned in 1917 and decommissioned in 1919, subsequently serving in the Department of Commerce from 1919 to 1930 before being returned to the Navy and sold in 1931. The sixth USS Ranger SP 369 Ranger SP 369 was a minesweeper built in 1882 and commissioned in 1918, and used in coastal defense until returned to her owner in 1919. The seventh Ranger CC 5 was a Lexington class battlecruiser renamed USS Constitution CC 5 USS Constitution CC 5 on 10 December 1917 and laid down in 1921, but canceled in 1923 and scrapped prior to completion. The eighth USS Ranger CC 4 3 was a Lexington class battlecruiser originally named Lexington , renamed Ranger on 10 December 1917 and laid down in 1921, but canceled in 1923 and scrapped prior to completion. The ninth USS Ranger CV 4 3 , the first U.S. Navy ship originally designed to be an aircraft ... for scrapping in 1947. The tenth USS Ranger CV 61 3 was an aircraft carrier, the largest in the world when launched in 1957, decommissioned in 1993. Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Ranger Category United States Navy ship names es USS Ranger fr USS Ranger homonymie pl USS Ranger ru USS Ranger sl USS Ranger fi USS Ranger vi USS Ranger ...   more details



  1. USS Queen of France (1777)

    of the frigate. She sailed 18 June with USS Providence 1776 2 and USS Ranger 1777 2 . She fell ... Boston with frigates Providence and USS Boston 1777 2 , and sloop Ranger , on 23 November and cruised ...   more details



  1. USS Boston (1777)

    May 1777, Boston sailed in company with USS Hancock 1776 2 for a cruise in the North Atlantic ... 1780. References DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs b8 boston ii.htm DEFAULTSORT Uss Boston 1777 Category Ships of the Continental Navy Boston 1777 Category Ships built in Massachusetts Boston 1777 Category Sailing frigates of the United States Navy Boston 1777 Category 1770s ships nl USS Boston 1777 ...otherships USS Boston Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Image Hancock Boston Fox.jpg 300px The Hancock and Boston overtake the British cruiser Fox. Ship caption Continental frigates USS Hancock 1776 2 and Boston capturing British frigate HMS Fox 1773 2 , 7 June 1777 Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country Ship flag USN flag 1780 Ship name USS Boston Ship namesake Ship builder Stephen and Ralph Cross, Newburyport, Massachusetts Ship laid down Ship launched 3 June 1776 Ship acquired Ship commissioned Ship decommissioned Ship in service Ship out of service Ship renamed Ship reclassified Ship refit Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship homeport Ship identification Ship motto Ship nickname Ship honors Ship captured Ship fate Captured, 12 May 1780 Ship status Ship notes Ship badge Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class Ship type Frigate Ship tonnage 514 Ship displacement Ship tons burthen Ship length convert 114 ft 3 in m abbr on Ship beam convert 32 ft m abbr on Ship height Ship draft convert 10 ft 3 in m abbr on Ship depth Ship decks Ship deck clearance Ship propulsion Sail Ship sail plan Ship speed convert 8.5 kn mph km h lk on Ship endurance ... codes commanders Capt. Hector McNeill 1777 br Samuel Tucker 1778 1780 operations victories awards The second USS Boston was a 24 gun frigate , launched 3 June 1776 by Stephen and Ralph Cross, Newburyport ... 1777 2 . Her consorts were taken by the British squadron, but Boston escaped to the Sheepscot River ...   more details



  1. USS Congress (1777)

    Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country US Ship flag USN flag 1777 Ship ordered 1775 Ship builder Lancaster Burling Ship laid down date unknown Ship launched Ship completed Ship in service Ship out of service 1777 Ship struck 1777 est. Ship fate burned to prevent capture by the British in 1777 Ship notes Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class Ship type 28 gun frigate Ship tonnage Ship displacement not known Ship tons burthen Ship length 126 between perpendiculars Ship beam 34 10 Ship height Ship draft Ship depth Ship hold depth 10 6 Ship decks Ship propulsion sail Ship sail plan Ship speed not known Ship boats Ship complement not known Ship armament 28 guns Ship notes otherships USS Congress USS Congress 1777 was a 28 gun frigate of the Continental Navy that was scheduled to participate in the American Revolutionary War against the British. However, while being outfitted prior to her first sailing, the British approached and the Americans set her afire in order to prevent her capture. Ordered by Act of the Second Congress Congress was a sailing frigate built by Lancaster Burling at Poughkeepsie city , New York Poughkeepsie, New York , under authority of an act of the Second Continental Congress , dated 13 December 1775. One of the first 13 ships authorized to be built by the new government, she was placed under the command of Captain Grenell in the summer of 1776. Burned to prevent capture Before her outfitting was completed, the British occupied the approaches to the Hudson River and extended their control of the environs throughout 1777. The infant Continental Navy suffered the destruction of Congress in October 1777 to prevent her seizure by the enemy. References DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs c12 congress ii.htm DEFAULTSORT Congress 2 Category Ships of the Continental Navy Category Sailing frigates of the United States Navy Category Ships built in New York Categ ...   more details



  1. USS Champion (1777)

    Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country USA Ship flag USN flag 1777 Ship name Champion Ship namesake Ship ordered Ship builder Ship laid down Ship launched 1777 Ship acquired Ship commissioned Ship decommissioned Ship in service Ship out of service 21 November 1777 Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship honours Ship fate Burned Ship status Ship notes Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class Ship displacement Ship length Ship beam Ship draft Ship propulsion Sail Ship speed Ship range Ship complement Ship armament 8 Guns Ship notes otherships USS Champion The Continental Navy xebec , Champion , commanded by Captain United States Captain James Josiah, served in the Delaware River in a force composed of ships of the Continental and Pennsylvania Navy Pennsylvania State Navy during the American Revolution . It was this force that contested British efforts to establish sea communications with their forces in Philadelphia in the fall of 1777. After several months of fighting against heavy odds, the American ships attempted to run past Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania State galley s succeeded but the Continental fleet, including Champion was burned by its own officers on 21 November 1777, when tide and winds turned against them. References DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs c5 champion i.htm DEFAULTSORT Champion Category Ships of the Continental Navy Category 1770s ships pl USS Champion 1777 ...   more details



  1. USS Effingham (1777)

    reflist DEFAULTSORT Effingham 1777 Category Ships of the Continental Navy Category Sailing frigates of the United States Navy Category Maritime incidents in 1777 Category Ships built in Pennsylvania pl USS Effingham 1777 ...otherships USS Effingham Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country Ship flag USN flag 1777 Ship name USS Effingham Ship namesake Earl of Effingham Ship builder Ship laid down 1776 Ship launched Ship acquired Ship commissioned Ship decommissioned Ship in service Ship out of service Ship renamed Ship reclassified Ship refit Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship homeport Ship identification Ship motto Ship nickname Ship honors Ship captured Ship fate Scuttled, 2 November 1777 Ship status Ship notes Ship badge Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class Ship type Frigate Ship tonnage Ship displacement Ship tons burthen Ship length Ship beam Ship height Ship draft Ship depth Ship decks Ship deck clearance Ship propulsion Ship sail plan Ship speed Ship endurance Ship boats Ship complement Ship armament 32 guns Ship armor Ship notes Effingham , a 32 gun frigate of the Continental Navy named after the Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham , was built at Philadelphia in 1776 and 1777, and Captain John Barry 1745 1803 John Barry was ordered to command her. When the British took possession of Philadelphia in September 1777, Barry was ordered to take the uncompleted ship up the Delaware River to a place of safety. On 25 October General officer general George Washington asked for the crew of Effingham for use in the fleet, and two days later the ship was ordered sunk or burned. ref http www.ushistory.org people commodorebarry.htm Commodore Barry 1745 1803 Father of the American Navy ref Effingham was sunk on 2 November just below Bordentown, New Jersey , to deny her use to the British. She was burned to the water ...   more details



  1. USS Dolphin (1777)

    otherships USS Dolphin Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country Ship flag USN flag 1777 Ship name USS Dolphin Ship namesake Ship ordered Ship builder Ship laid down Ship launched Ship acquired by purchase, February 1777 Ship commissioned Ship decommissioned Ship in service Ship out of service Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship homeport Ship motto Ship honours Ship fate Seized by the Kingdom of Great Britain British , September 1777 Ship status Ship notes Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship type Cutter boat Cutter Ship displacement Ship length Ship beam Ship draft Ship propulsion Sail Ship sail plan Ship speed Ship complement Ship armament 10 guns Ship notes service record is ship yes label partof Continental Navy codes commanders Lt. Samuel Nicholson operations victories awards The first Dolphin was a cutter in the Continental Navy . Dolphin was purchased in February 1777 at Dover , England, and outfitted for use in the Continental Navy at Nantes , France. She was placed under the command of Lieutenant Samuel Nicholson and sailed from St. Auzeau , France on 28 May 1777 with USS Reprisal 1776 2 and USS Lexington 1776 2 , in a squadron commanded by Captain Lambert Wickes in Reprisal . During a cruise off Ireland this squadron captured and sent into port eight prizes, sank seven, and released three, throwing British shipping circles into an uproar. A 74 gun British warship gave chase to the squadron and Reprisal drew him off to enable the other ships to reach port safely. Dolphin arrived at Saint Malo , France, 27 June 1777 where she was repaired and converted into a packet ship. On 19 September she put into the Loire River Loire for further repairs. Owing to diplomatic protests by the British that American vessels should not be allowed to use neutral ports to prey upon British shipping, Dolphin was seized by the British. References DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs d5 dolphin i.htm ...   more details



  1. USS Baltimore (1777)

    . References DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs b1 baltimore i.htm DEFAULTSORT Baltimore 1777 Category ... Revolution ships of the United States Category Ships built in Maryland US mil ship stub nl USS Baltimore 1777 ...   more details



  1. USS Revenge (1777)

    otherships USS Revenge Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image File USS Revenge 1777 .jpg 300px USS Revenge Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country Ship flag USN flag 1778 Ship name USS Revenge Ship namesake Ship ordered Ship builder Ship laid down Ship launched Ship acquired by purchase, 1777 Ship commissioned Ship decommissioned Ship in service Ship out of service Ship struck Ship renamed Ship reclassified Ship homeport Ship motto Ship nickname Ship honours Ship fate Sold, 12 March 1779 Ship status Ship notes Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship type Cutter boat Cutter Ship displacement Ship tons burthen Ship length Ship beam Ship draft Ship depth Ship hold depth Ship decks Ship deck clearance Ship propulsion Ship sail plan Ship speed Ship range Ship complement 106 officers and enlisted Ship armament 14 6 pounder guns br 22 Swivel gun swivels Ship armor Ship notes The second USS Revenge was a Cutter in the Continental Navy and later a privateer . Revenge was purchased at Dunkirk, France , for Continental service in the spring or summer of 1777 by William Hodge , an agent of the American commissioners to France , Benjamin Franklin and Silas Deane . The British Ambassador to Paris complained that the ship had been fitted in a French and supposedly neutral port but Hodge circumvented the diplomatic objection by a feigned sale of the cutter to an English subject, Richard Allen. Revenge departed Dunkirk, on 17 July 1777, ostensibly for Bergen, Norway but, as soon as she was at sea, Captain Gustavus Conyngham , the Dunkirk Pirate who had recently preyed upon British shipping in Surprise 1777 Surprise , took command hoisted Continental colors and headed for the North Sea . Four days later Revenge captured a large schooner , the Happy Return and, on the 23rd, made a prize of the brig Maria . Since British warships were nearby and threatening during both captures, Conyngham burned the prizes. Brig Patty was brought to on the 25th ...   more details



  1. USS Ranger (SP-237)

    Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Image USS Ranger SP 237 .jpg 300px Ship caption USS SP 237 , formerly USS Ranger SP 237 , in icy waters near New York City 1918 or 1919. Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country United States Ship flag USN flag Ship name USS Ranger 1917 1918 br USS SP 237 1918 1919 Ship namesake As Ranger , a wanderer, or military scout previous name retained br ... guns Ship armor Ship notes otherships USS Ranger The fifth USS Ranger SP 237 was United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919. Image Yacht Ranger 1910 .jpg left thumb Ranger as a civilian yacht sometime between 1910 and 1916, prior to her U.S. Navy service. Ranger was built as the steam ... and Ship commissioning commissioned her as USS Ranger SP 237 on 9 October 1917 with Lieutenant J. J. Smith, USNRF, in command. Assigned to the 3rd Naval District , Ranger operated as a section patrol craft in the New York City area. She was renamed USS SP 237 in 1918. SP 237 was Ship decommissioning .... In 1932, registry of the vessel was transferred to Panama . Ranger should not be confused with USS Ranger SP 369 USS Ranger SP 369 , a coastal Minesweeper ship minesweeper also in commission during World War I, or USS Ranger CC 4 USS Ranger CC 4 , a battlecruiser proposed during World War I but never ... of Selected Images U.S. Navy ships USS Ranger SP 237 , 1917 1931. Renamed SP 237 in 1918. Originally ... Online Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive USC&GS Ranger USS SP 237 ex USS Ranger SP 237 http www.history.noaa.gov ... danfs r2 ranger v.htm and NavSource Online at http www.navsource.org archives 12 170237.htm . ref ... in Panama 1932 Ship status Ship notes Served as civilian yacht Thomas Slocum and Ranger 1910 ..., Bronx , New York, in 1910. She later was renamed Ranger . The U.S. Navy purchased Ranger from ... States Coast and Geodetic Survey . She served with the Survey as USC&GS Ranger USC&GS Ranger until ... danfs r2 ranger v.htm and NavSource Online at http www.navsource.org archives 12 170237.htm ...   more details



  1. USS Ranger (CV-61)

    Other ships USS Ranger Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image Image Uss ranger cv 61.jpg 300px USS Ranger CV 61 departing from San Diego Ship caption USS Ranger CV 61 Infobox ship career Hide header Ship country United States Ship flag USN flag 1993 Ship name USS Ranger Ship namesake One who ... Ship armor Ship aircraft 70 90 Ship notes The seventh USS Ranger CV CVA 61 is one of four Forrestal ... Image USS Ranger CVA 61.jpg thumb left Ranger c.1961. With Carrier Air Group 9 embarked, she departed ..., Ranger , along with USS Kitty Hawk CV 63 Kitty Hawk CV 63 , set a record of 233 strike sorties for one ... Ranger , Kitty Hawk , and USS Hancock CV 19 Hancock provided a constant two carrier posture on Yankee ... Peace Accords Paris peace talks stalemated. Participating carriers were Ranger , USS Enterprise CVN ..., while on deployment, helicopter crews from HS 4 aboard Ranger , detachments from HC 3 on USS Camden ... and then to Yokusaka, Japan, for full repair. 1980s Image USS Ranger CV 61 flightdeck and island 1980.jpg ... Machinist s Mate Airman Robin Banks. Image USS Ranger CV 61 aerial port bow view 1983.jpg thumb left ... for further processing. 1990s Image USS Ranger CV 61 crew mans the rails following Desert Storm ... Desert Storm , had begun. The Navy launched 228 sorties from Ranger and USS Midway CV 41 in the Persian ... liberated and Operation Desert Storm would end at midnight. Image USS Ranger CV 61 B 25 Mitchell Doolittle ... on 14 September by transiting the Straits of Hormuz. The next day, Ranger relieved USS Independence ... USS Ranger CV 61 port quarter view last visit to Japan.jpg thumb Ranger s last visit to Japan. Ranger ... . Coord 47.5525 122.6524 display title name USS Ranger CV 61 type landmark Decommissioning Ranger ... Reflist DANFS External links Commons category http www.uss ranger.org USS Ranger CVA CV 61 Memorial Website http www.ussrangercv61.org USS Ranger Museum Foundation website http www.ussranger.us USS Ranger ... Navy photos of Ranger http www.navsource.org archives 02 61.htm navsource.org USS Ranger http ...   more details



  1. USS Ranger (Ontario)

    Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country United States Ship flag USN flag Ship name USS Ranger Ship namesake A wanderer, or military scout Ship owner Ship operator Ship registry Ship route Ship ordered Ship awarded Ship builder Ship original cost Ship yard number Ship way number Ship laid down Ship launched Ship sponsor Ship christened Ship completed Ship acquired 1814 Ship commissioned Ship recommissioned Ship decommissioned Ship maiden voyage Ship in service Ship out of service Ship renamed Ship reclassified Ship refit Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship homeport Ship identification Ship motto Ship nickname Ship honours Ship honors Ship captured Ship fate Sold 15 May 1821 Ship status Ship notes Ship badge Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class Ship type Brigantine Ship tonnage Ship displacement Ship tons burthen Ship length Ship beam Ship height Ship draught Ship draft Ship depth Ship hold depth Ship decks Ship deck clearance Ship ramps Ship ice class Ship power Ship propulsion Ship sail plan Ship speed Ship range Ship endurance Ship test depth Ship boats Ship capacity Ship troops Ship complement Ship crew Ship time to activate Ship sensors Ship EW Ship armament 14 guns Ship armour Ship armor Ship aircraft Ship aircraft facilities Ship notes otherships USS Ranger The third USS Ranger was a 14 gun brigantine that served in the U.S. Navy from 1814 to 1821. Ranger was purchased on Lake Ontario in 1814 for duty with Commodore rank Commodore Isaac Chauncey s squadron in the War of 1812 , serving as a transport or supply vessel. She was condemned as being unfit for repairs or further service, and was sold 15 May 1821. References DANFS DEFAULTSORT Ranger Ontario Category Age of Sail naval ships of the United States Category War of 1812 ships of the United States Category United States Navy brigantines Ranger Ontario Category 1810s ships ...   more details



  1. USS Ranger (1814)

    Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country United States Ship flag USN flag Ship name USS Ranger Ship namesake A wanderer, or military scout Ship owner Ship operator Ship registry Ship route Ship ordered Ship awarded Ship builder Ship original cost Ship yard number Ship way number Ship laid down Ship launched Ship sponsor Ship christened Ship completed Ship acquired March 1814 Ship commissioned Ship recommissioned Ship decommissioned Ship maiden voyage Ship in service Ship out of service Ship renamed Ship reclassified Ship refit Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship homeport Ship identification Ship motto Ship nickname Ship honours Ship honors Ship captured Ship fate Sold in 1816 Ship status Ship notes Ship badge Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class Ship type Schooner Ship tonnage Ship displacement Ship tons burthen Ship length Ship beam Ship height Ship draught Ship draft Ship depth Ship hold depth Ship decks Ship deck clearance Ship ramps Ship ice class Ship power Ship propulsion Ship sail plan schooner rigged Ship speed Ship range Ship endurance Ship test depth Ship boats Ship capacity Ship troops Ship complement Ship crew Ship time to activate Ship sensors Ship EW Ship armament 1 x 18 pounder gun Ship armour Ship armor Ship aircraft Ship aircraft facilities Ship notes otherships USS Ranger The second USS Ranger was an armed schooner that served in the U.S. Navy from 1814 to 1816. Ranger , probably a former privateer , was purchased in Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore , Maryland , in March 1814. She was used as a lookout vessel in Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812 . She was sold in Baltimore in 1816. References DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs r2 ranger ii.htm DEFAULTSORT Ranger 1814 Category Age of Sail naval ships of the United States Category War of 1812 ships of the United States Category United States Navy schooners Category 1810s ships ...   more details



  1. USS Ranger (CV-4)

    Other ships USS Ranger SCROLL DOWN TO EDIT THE ARTICLE Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image Image USS Ranger CV 4.jpg 300px Ship caption USS Ranger underway at sea, 1930s Infobox ship career Hide header Ship country United States Ship flag USN flag 1946 Ship name USS Ranger Ship namesake ... br 76 normal Ship aircraft facilities 3 elevators br 3 catapults Ship notes USS Ranger CV 4 was the first ..., Ranger was one of only three to survive the entirety of World War II , the others being the USS Enterprise CV 6 USS Enterprise and the USS Saratoga CV 3 USS Saratoga , although, unlike the others, she ... 1942. ref name ranger1942ref12 Cressman, p. 292 ref 1943 File Memorial pilots from USS Ranger in Fagervika.JPG ... named Leader. Footnotes Reflist 2 References cite book last Cressman first Robert J. title USS Ranger ... 9781574887204 DANFS External links Commons and category USS Ranger CV 4 USS Ranger CV 4 http www.history.navy.mil ... plans index.htm General Plan for the U.S.S. Ranger CV 4 Updated through 7 24 1944 , hosted by the http ... http digital.library.unt.edu permalink meta dc 929 2 U.S. Newsmap featuring the USS Ranger CV ... USS Ranger CV 4 until July 1944 contains extensive crew member accounts of actions and photographs http www.uboat.net allies warships ship 5512.html Commanders of the USS Ranger CV 4 http www.uboat.net allies warships class.html?ID 237&navy USS USS Ranger CV 4 refit information http www.ibiblio.org ... PART IV. CAMPAIGN AND SERVICE MEDALS for USS Ranger CV 4 WWIIUSShips DEFAULTSORT Ranger Cv 4 Category ... CV 4 de USS Ranger CV 4 es USS Ranger CV 4 fr USS Ranger CV 4 ko USS CV 4 hr USS Ranger CV 4 ja CV 4 pl USS Ranger CV 4 pt USS Ranger CV 4 ru USS Ranger CV 4 fi USS Ranger CV 4 vi USS Ranger CV 4 zh CV 4 ... carrier . Ranger was a relatively small ship, closer in size and displacement to the first U.S. carrier USS Langley CV 1 2 than later ships. An island superstructure was not included in the original design ...   more details



  1. USS Ranger (SP-369)

    otherships USS Ranger Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country United States Ship flag USN flag Ship name USS Ranger Ship namesake A wanderer, or military scout Ship owner Ship operator Ship registry Ship route Ship ordered Ship awarded Ship builder Robert Jacob , City Island, New York City Island , New York Ship original cost Ship yard number Ship way number Ship laid down Ship launched Ship sponsor Ship christened Ship completed 1882 rebuilt 1915 Ship acquired 10 September 1918 Ship commissioned 11 September 1918 Ship recommissioned Ship decommissioned Ship maiden voyage Ship in service Ship out of service Ship renamed Ship reclassified Ship refit Ship struck 10 January 1919 Ship reinstated Ship homeport Ship identification Ship motto Ship nickname Ship honours Ship honors Ship captured Ship fate Returned to owner 10 January 1919 Ship status Ship notes Ship badge Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class Ship type Coastal Minesweeper ship minesweeper Ship tonnage Ship displacement 115 tons Ship tons burthen Ship length convert 137 ft 5 in m abbr on Ship beam convert 21 ft 2 in m abbr on Ship height Ship draught Ship draft convert 9 ft 6 in m abbr on Ship depth Ship hold depth Ship decks Ship deck clearance Ship ramps Ship ice class Ship power Ship propulsion Ship sail plan Ship speed 10 knots Ship range Ship endurance Ship test depth Ship boats Ship capacity Ship troops Ship complement 24 Ship crew Ship time to activate Ship sensors Ship EW Ship armament Ship armour Ship armor Ship aircraft Ship aircraft facilities Ship notes The sixth USS Ranger SP 369 was a coastal Minesweeper ship minesweeper that served in the U.S. Navy from 1918 to 1919. Ranger SP 369 was a wooden motorboat ... War I , Ranger was struck from the Navy List and returned to her owner on 10 January 1919. References ... DEFAULTSORT Ranger Sp 369 Category Ships built in Connecticut Category 1882 ships Category World War ...   more details



  1. 1777

    Use mdy dates date March 2011 Year dab 1777 Year nav 1777 C18 year in topic NOTOC Year 1777 Roman numerals MDCCLXXVII was a common year starting on Wednesday link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the 11 day slower Julian calendar . Events onlyinclude January&ndash June January 2 &ndash American Revolution &ndash Second Battle of Trenton George Washington s army fights the Second Battle of Trenton, New Jersey. January 3 &ndash American Revolution &ndash Battle of Princeton United States American general George Washington defeats United Kingdom British general Charles Cornwallis . January 12 &ndash Mission Santa Clara de As s is founded in what is now Santa Clara, California . January 15 &ndash Vermont declares its independence from ... language References Reflist DEFAULTSORT 1777 Category 1777 af 1777 am 1777 . . . ar 1777 an 1777 ast 1777 az 1777 bn zh min nan 1777 n map bms 1777 be 1777 be x old 1777 bh bcl 1777 bs 1777 br 1777 bg 1777 ca 1777 cv 1777 cs 1777 co 1777 cy 1777 da 1777 de 1777 et 1777 el 1777 myv 1777 es 1777 eo 1777 eu 1777 fa fr 1777 fy 1777 ga 1777 gd 1777 gl 1777 gan 1777 ko 1777 hy 1777 hi hr 1777. io 1777 bpy id 1777 ia 1777 os 1777 is 1777 it 1777 he 1777 jv 1777 kn krc 1777 ka 1777 csb 1777 sw 1777 ht 1777 almanak gregoryen la 1777 lv 1777. gads lb 1777 lt 1777 m. li 1777 lmo 1777 hu 1777 mk 1777 mi 1777 mr . . ms 1777 nah 1777 nl 1777 nds nl 1777 new ja 1777 nap 1777 no 1777 nn 1777 nrm 1777 nov 1777 oc 1777 mhr 1777 uz 1777 pi pnb 1777 nds 1777 pl 1777 pt 1777 ro 1777 qu 1777 ru 1777 sah 1777 sa sq 1777 scn 1777 simple 1777 sk 1777 sl 1777 ckb sr 1777 sh 1777 su 1777 fi 1777 sv 1777 tl 1777 tt 1777 th . . 2320 tr 1777 tk 1777 uk 1777 ur 1777 vec 1777 vi 1777 vo 1777 wa 1777 war 1777 yo 1777 zh yue 1777 zh 1777 ...   more details



  1. File:USS Ranger (SP-237).jpg

    Summary Information Description United States Navy patrol vessel USS SP 237 , formerly named USS Ranger SP 237 USS Ranger SP 237 , operating in icy waters near New York City Source http www.history.navy.mil photos sh usn usnsh r sp237.htm Date 1918 or 1919 Author U.S. Navy photo Permission other versions None known Licensing PD USGov Military Navy ...   more details



  1. File:USS Ranger (1876) at Algiers.jpg

    Information Description United States Navy sloop USS Ranger 1876 USS Ranger at Algiers Source Scanned from Page 129 of Gardiner, Robert, ed., Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1860 1905 , New York Mayflower Books Inc., 1979, ISBN 0 8317 0302 4. Date 6 July 1913 Author unattributed probably United States Navy Permission other versions none known PD US ...   more details



  1. Ranger

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  1. Surprise (1777)

    Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country Ship flag USN flag 1777 Ship name Surprise Ship ordered Ship awarded Ship builder Ship laid down Ship launched Ship sponsor Ship christened Ship completed Ship acquired 1777 Ship commissioned 1777 Ship recommissioned Ship decommissioned Ship in service Ship out of service Ship renamed Ship reclassified Ship refit Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship homeport Ship identification Ship motto Ship nickname Ship honors Ship captured Ship fate Unknown Ship status Ship notes Ship badge Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class Ship type Sloop Ship tonnage Ship displacement Ship tons burthen Ship length Ship beam Ship height Ship draft Ship depth Ship hold depth Ship decks Ship deck clearance Ship propulsion Sails Ship sail plan Ship speed Ship range Ship endurance Ship boats Ship complement Ship armament Ship notes otherships USS Surprise Surprise , the first American naval ship of the name, was a sloop purchased by the Continental Navy in 1777 and commanded by Captain naval Captain Benjamin Dunn. Surprise was ordered in April 1777 to join brigantine USS Andrew Doria 1775 2 and sloop USS Fly 1776 2 in clearing the Cape May channel of British ships. No record of her subsequent career has been found. References DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs s20 surprise i.htm DEFAULTSORT Surprise Category Ships of the Continental Navy Category Age of Sail naval ships of the United States Category 1770s ships ...   more details



  1. 1777 in architecture

    Unreferenced date March 2007 Year nav topic 1777 architecture The year 1777 in architecture involved some significant events. Events Empty section date July 2010 Buildings The Rococo Classicist Roman Catholic Church in Mal Kiar , named The Glorification of the Saint Cross, was built. Births James Trubshaw 1777 1853 Deaths DEFAULTSORT 1777 In Architecture Category 1777 architecture fr 1777 en architecture mk 1777 ...   more details



  1. 1777 in science

    Unreferenced date December 2009 Year nav topic 1777 science The year 1777 in science and technology involved some significant events. Awards Copley Medal John Mudge Births April 30 Carl Friedrich Gauss , mathematician died 1855 in science 1855 August 14 Hans Christian rsted , physicist died 1851 in science 1851 Deaths September 22 John Bartram , naturalist and explorer considered the father of American botany born 1699 in science 1699 December 7 Albrecht von Haller , Swiss anatomist and physiologist born 1708 in science 1708 Category 1777 in science fr 1777 en science hu 1777 a tudom nyban sv Vetenskaps ret 1777 ...   more details



  1. 1777 Gehrels

    Infobox planet width 25em bgcolour FFFFC0 apsis name Gehrels symbol image caption discovery yes discovery ref discoverer Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels discovery site Palomar Observatory discovered September 24, 1960 designations yes mp name 1777 alt names 4007 P L named after Tom Gehrels mp category orbit ref epoch May 14, 2008 aphelion 2.6773630 perihelion 2.5753212 semimajor eccentricity 0.0194266 period 1554.6239807 avg speed inclination 3.15082 asc node 334.90472 mean anomaly 325.66454 arg peri 135.57465 satellites physical characteristics yes dimensions mass density surface grav escape velocity sidereal day axial tilt pole ecliptic lat pole ecliptic lon albedo temperatures temp name1 mean temp 1 max temp 1 temp name2 max temp 2 spectral type abs magnitude 11.1 1777 Gehrels 4007 P L is a Asteroid belt main belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory . External links http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr 1777 Gehrels JPL Small Body Database Browser on 1777 Gehrels Minor planets navigator 1776 Kuiper 1778 Alfv n Small Solar System bodies DEFAULTSORT Gehrels Category Main Belt asteroids Category Asteroids named for people Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1960 Beltasteroid stub de 1777 Gehrels eo 1777 Gehrels fa it 1777 Gehrels la 1777 Gehrels hu 1777 Gehrels nn 1777 Gehrels pl 1777 Gehrels pt 1777 Gehrels sk 1777 Gehrels sr 1777 Gehrels ...   more details



  1. 1777 in Ireland

    YearInIrelandNav 1777 Events Empty section date July 2010 Births 4 May Richard Bourke , soldier and Governors of New South Wales Governor of New South Wales , Australia from 1831 to 1837 d. 1855 in Ireland 1855 . 22 June William Brown admiral William Brown , creator and first admiral of the Argentine Navy d. 1857 in Ireland 1857 . Deaths 3 February Hugh Kelly poet Hugh Kelly , dramatist and poet b. 1739 in Ireland 1739 . Exact date unknown Category Years of the 18th century in Ireland Category 1777 by country Ireland Category 1777 in Ireland Category 1770s in Ireland ...   more details




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