USS Stringham
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Two ships in the United States Navy
have been named USS Stringham for Silas Horton Stringham
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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 been named USS Stringham for Silas Horton Stringham
Silas Stringham
Silas Horton Stringham was an admiral in the United States Navy.-Biography:Born in Middletown, New York, Stringham served in the United States Navy from the War of 1812 through the American Civil War. During the War of 1812, he served in the frigate and took part in the engagements with the...
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- The first USS Stringham (TB-19) was a torpedo boat launched in 1899 and sold in 1923
- The second USS Stringham (DD-83)USS Stringham (DD-83)USS Stringham was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during the World War I. Later she served in World War II as APD-6. She was the second ship named for Silas Horton Stringham....
was a Wickes classWickes class destroyerThe Wickes-class destroyers were a group of 111 destroyers built by the United States Navy in 1917-1919. Along with the 6 preceding Caldwell class and 155 subsequent Clemson-class destroyers, they formed the "flush-deck" or "four-stack" class. Only a few were completed in time to serve in World...
destroyer, serving from 1918 until she was decommissioned in 1945