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'''USS ''Triton''''' has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to: |
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Three ships and submarines of the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] have been named '''USS ''Triton''''', after [[Triton (mythology)|Triton]], the son of [[Poseidon]] and [[Amphitrite (mythology)|Amphitrite]], and the personification of the roaring waters: |
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* {{USS|Triton|YT-10}}, a tug in commission from 1889 to 1930 |
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* The first [[USS Triton (YT-10)|'''''Triton'' (YT-10)''']], a 212-ton tug, was built at Camden, New Jersey, in 1889 and purchased in that year by the U.S. Navy. Her long career was spent operating out of the Washington Navy Yard with frequent trips to Indian Head, Maryland. In 1921, she was designated YT-10. ''Triton'' was struck from the Naval Vessel Registry in May 1930 and sold the following September. |
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* {{USS|Triton|SS-201}}, a submarine commissioned in 1940 and sunk in 1943 |
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* {{USS|Triton|SSRN-586}}, later SSN-586, a submarine in commission from 1959 to 1969 |
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* The second [[USS Triton (SS-201)|'''''Triton'' (SS-201)''']] was a ''Tambor'' class diesel-electric submarine commissioned in 1940 and sunk in 1943 during World War II. She was the first US ship to fire on the Japanese after Pearl Harbor. |
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* The third [[USS Triton (SSRN-586)|'''''Triton'' (SSRN/SSN-586)''']], a nuclear-powered radar picket submarine, was commissioned in 1959 and struck in 1986. She was the first vessel to execute a submerged circumnavigation of the Earth. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* For [[Royal Navy]] vessels of this name, see [[HMS Triton|HMS ''Triton'']]. |
* For [[Royal Navy]] vessels of this name, see [[HMS Triton|HMS ''Triton'']]. |
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Revision as of 19:44, 29 November 2009
USS Triton has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:
- USS Triton (YT-10), a tug in commission from 1889 to 1930
- USS Triton (SS-201), a submarine commissioned in 1940 and sunk in 1943
- USS Triton (SSRN-586), later SSN-586, a submarine in commission from 1959 to 1969
See also
- For U.S. Coast Guard vessels of this name, see USCGC Triton.
- For Royal Navy vessels of this name, see HMS Triton.
This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.