USS Flusser
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Several ship
s of United States Navy
were named USS Flusser for Charles Williamson Flusser
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Ship
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s of United States Navy
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...
were named USS Flusser for Charles Williamson Flusser
Charles W. Flusser
Charles Williamson Flusser was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
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- The first FlusserUSS Flusser (1864)USS Flusser was a schooner captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.She was used by the Union Navy as a storeship whose duty was to supply other Union Navy ships with coal, ammunition, and other necessary provisions....
was captured in 1864 and sold in 1865. - The second Flusser (DD-20)USS Flusser (DD-20)USS Flusser was a Smith class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. She was the second ship named for Lieutenant Commander Charles W. Flusser....
was a Smith-classSmith class destroyerThe Smith-class destroyers were among the first destroyers in the United States Navy.Five ships were built using the basic Smith design. However, Flusser and Reid are sometimes considered to be Flusser-class ships.-Ships in class:...
destroyerDestroyerIn naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...
, commissioned in 1909 and sold in 1919. - The third Flusser (DD-289)USS Flusser (DD-289)The third USS Flusser was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Charles W. Flusser.-History:...
was a Clemson-classClemson class destroyerThe Clemson class was a series of 156 destroyers which served with the United States Navy from after World War I through World War II.The Clemson-class ships were commissioned by the United States Navy from 1919 to 1922, built by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, New York Shipbuilding...
destroyer, commissioned in 1920 and scrapped in 1930. - The fourth Flusser (DD-368)USS Flusser (DD-368)The fourth USS Flusser was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Charles W. Flusser.-History:...
was a Mahan-classMahan class destroyerThe Mahan-class destroyers served in the United States Navy before and during World War II. The lead ship of the class was named for Alfred T. Mahan, a US Naval officer and influential theorist on sea power....
destroyer, commissioned in 1936 and decommissioned in 1946.