USS Bataan
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Two ships of the United States Navy
have been named Bataan, after the Bataan Peninsula
, the scene of doomed American resistance in April 1942.
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 Bataan, after the Bataan Peninsula
Bataan Peninsula
The Bataan Peninsula is a rocky extension of the Zambales Mountains, on Luzon in the Philippines. It separates the Manila Bay from the South China Sea...
, the scene of doomed American resistance in April 1942.
- The , was a light aircraft carrier that served in both World War II and the Korean War.
- The , is an amphibious assault ship commissioned in 1997 and currently on active service.