Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS ''Biddle'', in honor of
Captain
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Nicholas Biddle
Nicholas Biddle (January 8, 1786February 27, 1844) was an American financier who served as the third and last president of the Second Bank of the United States (chartered 1816–1836). Throughout his life Biddle worked as an editor, diplomat, au ...
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* was a torpedo boat in service from 1901 to 1919.
* was a destroyer commissioned 1918 and in use until 1945.
* was a guided missile destroyer commissioned in 1962 and renamed ''Claude V. Ricketts'' in 1964.
* was a guided missile cruiser in service from 1967 to 1993. (Commissioned as DLG-34; Reclassified 30 June 1975 as CG-34)
One ship of the United States Navy has been named USS ''Biddle'', in honor of
Major General
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William P. Biddle
Major General William Phillips Biddle (December 15, 1853 – February 24, 1923) was the 11th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps.
Biography
Early life
William Phillip Biddle was born on December 15, 1853 in Philadelphia, Pennsy ...
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USMC
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* was an attack transport in service from 1941 to 1946.
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United States Navy ship names