USS Sigourney
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Two ships in the United States Navy
have been named USS Sigourney for James Butler Sigourney
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United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
have been named USS Sigourney for James Butler Sigourney
James Sigourney
James Butler Sigourney was an officer in the United States Navy who was killed during the War of 1812.-Biography:...
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- The first USS Sigourney (DD-81)USS Sigourney (DD-81)USS Sigourney was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was the first ship named for James Butler Sigourney....
was a Wickes-class destroyer from 1918, and was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Newport. - The second USS Sigourney (DD-643)USS Sigourney (DD-643)USS Sigourney was a Fletcher-class destroyer, the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Sigourney, an officer during the War of 1812....
was a Fletcher-class destroyer from 1943 to 1960.