USS ''Perry'' may refer to the following United States Navy ships that are named for
Oliver Hazard Perry
Oliver Hazard Perry (August 23, 1785 – August 23, 1819) was a United States Navy officer from South Kingstown, Rhode Island. A prominent member of the Perry family naval dynasty, he was the son of Sarah Wallace Alexander and Captain Christo ...
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* , a sailing
brig
A brig is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: two masts which are both square rig, square-rigged. Brigs originated in the second half of the 18th century and were a common type of smaller merchant vessel or warship from then until the l ...
1843–1865.
* , an armed side wheel ferry built in 1859 and purchased by the US Navy 2 October 1861
* , 1900–1919.
* , a converted into a high speed minesweeper and redesignated DMS-17 effective 19 November 1940. Served 1921–1944; sunk in Battle of Peleliu.
* , was a 1945–1970.
* , a guided-missile
frigate
A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied.
The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and maneuvera ...
1976–1997
See also
* , a
Liberty ship
Liberty ships were a ship class, class of cargo ship built in the United States during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Although British in concept, the design was adopted by the United States for its simple, low-cost cons ...
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List of Liberty ships (M–R)
This section of List of Liberty ships is a sortable list of Liberty ships—cargo ships built in the United States during World War II—with names beginning with M through R.
Description
The standard Liberty ship (EC-2-S-C1 type) was a ca ...
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* , a revenue cutter in service from 1865 through 1883.
* , a revenue cutter in service from 1884 through 1910.
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United States Navy ship names