Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS ''Dorchester'':
* , a schooner in commission as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1918
* , a barracks ship in commission from 1945 to 1946
See also
* , a
War Shipping Administration
The War Shipping Administration (WSA) was a World War II emergency war agency of the US government, tasked to purchase and operate the civilian shipping tonnage the United States needed for fighting the war. Both shipbuilding under the Maritime C ...
troop transport famous for the "Four Chaplains" incident, converted from civilian cruise ship SS ''Dorchester''
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United States Navy ship names