Two ships of the
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
have been named USS ''Bataan'', after the
Bataan Peninsula, the scene of the
Battle of Bataan
The Battle of Bataan ( tl, Labanan sa Bataan; January 7 – April 9, 1942) was fought by the United States and the Philippine Commonwealth against Japan during World War II. The battle represented the most intense phase of the Japanese inva ...
in 1942 in the Philippines.
* , was a light aircraft carrier that served in both World War II and the Korean War.
* , is an amphibious assault ship commissioned in 1997 and currently on active service.
See also
* - Australian destroyer named to commemorate the same action
Sources
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