USS League Island
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USS League Island is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy:
- USS League Island (YFB-20)USS League Island (YFB-20)USS League Island was a 166-foot-long commercial craft acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. It was primarily used as a ferryboat on the Delaware River, transporting military personnel between the Philadelphia Navy Yard, located on League Island, and military activities and contractors on...
, was built in April 1907 by Neafie & Levy S. and E. B. Co., Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
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- USS League Island (AG-149)USS League Island (AG-149)USS League Island – also known as USS LST-1097 -- was an launched by the U.S. Navy during the final months of World War II. League Island served as a supply and stores-issue ship for the U.S...
was originally LST-1097 launched 16 January 1945.