USS Yellowstone
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Three ships of the United States Navy
have borne the name USS Yellowstone, after Yellowstone National Park
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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 borne the name USS Yellowstone, after Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho...
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- USS Yellowstone (ID-2657) was a freighterCargo shipA cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year; they handle the bulk of international trade...
, launched as War Boy in 1917 and struck in 1918. She ran aground in 1929 and was declared a total loss.
- USS Yellowstone (AD-27)USS Yellowstone (AD-27)USS Yellowstone was a named for Yellowstone National Park, the second U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.Yellowstone laid down on 16 October 1944 at Tacoma, Washington by the Seattle Division of the Todd-Pacific Shipyards, Inc.; launched on 12 April 1945; sponsored by Mrs. F. A. Zeusler, the wife...
was a Shenandoah-classShenandoah class destroyer tenderShenandoah-class destroyer tender was a class of ships that served the United States Navy from 1945 to 1981....
destroyer tenderDestroyer tenderA destroyer tender is a ship designed to provide maintenance support to a flotilla of destroyers or other small warships. The use of this class has faded from its peak in the first half of the 20th century as the roles of small combatants have evolved .Due to the increased size and automation of...
, launched in 1945 and struck in 1974.
- USS Yellowstone (AD-41)USS Yellowstone (AD-41)The third USS Yellowstone was the lead ship of the Yellowstone class of destroyer tenders in the United States Navy. These ships are also considered as flight II of the class of tenders built in the 1960s...
was a Yellowstone-classYellowstone class destroyer tenderThe Yellowstone-class is a class of four destroyer tenders built by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company between 1977 and 1982.-Ships:...
destroyer tender, launched in 1979 and struck in 1999.