USS Thrasher
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USS Thrasher has been the name of three ships of the United States Navy
, for the thrasher
, a thrush
-like bird known as a singer and mimic.
For the similarly named US Navy submarines, see USS Thresher
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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...
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Thrasher
Thrashers are a New World group of passerine birds related to mockingbirds and New World catbirds. Like these, they are in the Mimidae family. There are 15 species in one large and 4 monotypic genera.These do not form a clade but are a phenetic assemblage...
, a thrush
Thrush (bird)
The thrushes, family Turdidae, are a group of passerine birds that occur worldwide.-Characteristics:Thrushes are plump, soft-plumaged, small to medium-sized birds, inhabiting wooded areas, and often feed on the ground or eat small fruit. The smallest thrush may be the Forest Rock-thrush, at and...
-like bird known as a singer and mimic.
- The first Thrasher (SS-26)USS G-4 (SS-26)USS G-4 was a G-class submarine of the United States Navy. While the four G-boats were nominally all of a class, they differed enough in significant details that they are sometimes considered to be four unique boats, each in a class by herself.G-4 was named Thrasher when her keel was laid down on...
, which served before World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, was renamed G-4 before she was launched. - The second USS Thrasher was a civilian motorboat commissioned during World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. Originally named Petrel, she was renamed Thrasher to avoid confusion with Petrel (PG-2)USS Petrel (PG-2)|-External links:* at navsource.org...
. At some point she lost the name Thrasher as well, becoming only SP-546. - The third Thrasher (MSC-203) was a Redwing-class minesweeper that served during the early Cold WarCold WarThe Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
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For the similarly named US Navy submarines, see USS Thresher
USS Thresher
USS Thresher has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:, a submarine in commission from 1940 to 1945 and in 1946, a submarine commissioned in 1961 and lost in 1963See also*USS Thrasher...
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