USS ''Relief'' may refer to the following ships of the

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare, maritime military branch, service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest Displacement (ship), displacement, at 4.5 millio ...

: *, a store ship launched in 1836 and sold in 1883 *, a

hospital ship A hospital ship is a ship designated for primary function as a floating healthcare, medical treatment facility or hospital. Most are operated by the military forces (mostly navy, navies) of various countries, as they are intended to be used in or ...

commissioned in 1909 and sold in 1919 *, purchased in 1917 and used as a lookout station tender in Maine; sold in 1921 *, a salvage tug, in commission from 1918 to 1919 *, a lightship built in 1904 and out of service in the 1920s *, a hospital ship commissioned in 1920 and decommissioned in 1946

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