USS Alert
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Five ships of the United States Navy
have borne the name Alert. During World War I
, three ships held the name simultaneously.
Seven cutters of the United States Coast Guard
have borne the name Alert.
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 Alert. During World War I
World War I
World 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...
, three ships held the name simultaneously.
- The , was an 18 gun sloop-of-war captured from the United Kingdom in the War of 1812.
- The , was a screw tug used during the Civil War.
- The , was a screw steamer in use during the late 19th century and World War I.
- The , was a steam launch acquired from the Coast Guard during World War I.
- The , was used as a patrol boat during World War I.
Seven cutters of the United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...
have borne the name Alert.
- The A schooner homeported at Eastport, Maine. 75 ton displacement.
- The A schooner built to replace built to replace Alert (1818). 120 ton displacement.
- The A centerboard sloop used for life saving duty at Tom's River, New Jersey. 10 ton displacement.
- The A steam launch originally homeported at Mobile, Alabama. 19 ton displacement.
- The A steam harbor tug replacing Alert (1901) at Mobile, Alabama. 35 ton displacement.
- The An Active-class cutter homeported at various stations in California.
- The , a Reliance-class cutter.