Country: United States
Manitowoc, USS (LST-1180)
Manitowoc was a LST (Landing Ship, Tank) in the United States Navy. Named for a city in Wisconsin, the word is Anishinaabe for “Home of the Great Spirit.”
Calcaterra, USS (DE-390)
Calcaterra was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was named in honor of Motor Machinist’s Mate First Class Herbert A. Calcaterra who received the Silver Star posthumously.
Indianapolis, USS (CA-35)
The sinking of Indianapolis resulted in the greatest single loss of life at sea, from a single ship, in the history of the US Navy.
San Francisco, USS (CA-38)
San Francisco (CA-38) was a New Orleans-class cruiser, and one of the most decorated ships of World War II, earning 17 battle stars.
Alaska, USS (CB-1)
USS Alaska was a large cruiser that served during the end of World War II. Only one other of her class was completed.
Olympia, USS (C-6)
This vessel became famous as the flagship of Commodore George Dewey at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War in 1898.
Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was the largest ship in the Connecticut State Navy from her launch on 13 Jun, 1776, until the British Royal Navy captured her in a battle off the coast of Sandy Hook, New Jersey.
Picket Boat No.1
Using a spar torpedo mounted on Picket Boat No.1, Lt. William Cushing and his crew succeeded in sinking CSS Albemarle at Plymouth, North Carolina, on the night of 27 October 1864.










