USS Grant
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Only one American ship was named USS Grant, but many ships were given similar names, mostly named after General Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...

., named after a US Navy admiral, named after fifteen counties, some of which were named after the general.
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