USS England
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USS England has been the name of two ships in the United States Navy
. Both were named for Ensign
John C. England
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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...
. Both were named for Ensign
Ensign (rank)
Ensign is a junior rank of a commissioned officer in the armed forces of some countries, normally in the infantry or navy. As the junior officer in an infantry regiment was traditionally the carrier of the ensign flag, the rank itself acquired the name....
John C. England
John C. England
Ensign John Charles England was an officer in the United States Navy.-Biography:John Charles England was born in Harris, Missouri, on December 11, 1920. His family then moved to Alhambra, California. He attended Alhambra High School, as did his sister Lennie England...
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- The was commissioned in 1943 and decommissioned in 1945. She is best known for finding and destroying 6 JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese submarines in 12 days during May 1944.
- The /(CG-22) was a guided missile cruiser, was commissioned on December 7, 1963, and decommissioned on January 21, 1994.