This ship was originally named the USS Kearsarge, but was renamed in honor of the previous Hornet CV-8 ( famous for the Doolittle raid ), which was lost in October 1942.

The HARM missile was approved for full production in March 1983, and then deployed in late 1985 with VA-72 and VA-46 aboard the aircraft carrier USS America.

The USS Capricornus ( AKA-57 / LKA-57 ), an, was named after the constellation.

The agreement was signed at a ceremony on board the USS Iwo Jima, docked in New York for the Navy's annual Fleet Week.

USS Crux ( AK-115 ) was a United States Navy Crater class cargo ship named after the constellation.

USS Cetus ( AK-77 ) was a United States Navy Crater class cargo ship named after the constellation.

USS Caelum ( AK-106 ) was a United States Navy ship named after the constellation.

The heavy cruiser USS Newport News was designated flagship for the blockade, with the USS Leary ( DD-879 ) as Newport News destroyer escort.

The most significant incident from this war which occurred in the Maritimes was the British capture and detention of the American frigate USS Chesapeake in Halifax.

The USS Kitty Hawk was adapted to be a support base for special operations helicopters.

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, the second Nimitz-class supercarrier, was named in his honor.

In 1985, the new port facilities were completed, and the USS Saratoga ( CV-60 ) was the first aircraft carrier to tie up.

A B-1 bomber was lost on 12 December 2001 to mechanical failures just after take off from the island, but the crew survived and was rescued by the USS Russell ( DDG-59 ).

On 18 January 1994 the SS American Star ( former America, USS West Point, Australis ) was beached in Playa de Garcey during a storm.

" The U. S. Navy destroyer USS Hopper ( DDG-70 ) is named for her, as was the Cray XE6 " Hopper " supercomputer at NERSC.

In 1968 the newly commissioned United States Navy Knox class destroyer escort USS Harold E. Holt ( FF-1074 ) was named in his honour.

Under this system, for example, the battleship Indiana was USS Indiana ( Battleship No. 1 ), the cruiser Olympia was USS Olympia ( Cruiser No. 6 ), and so on.

As a young man, Nobel studied with chemist Nikolai Zinin ; then, in 1850, went to Paris to further the work ; and, at 18, he went to the United States for four years to study chemistry, collaborating for a short period under inventor John Ericsson, who designed the American Civil War ironclad USS Monitor.

* USS Ajax, several ships of the United States Navy

Copies of some inquiries are not online and may have to be ordered ; for example, the losses of Flight 19 or USS Cyclops can be ordered direct from the United States Naval Historical Center.

Pointing to the overwhelming dominance of the aircraft carrier in the Pacific Theater, they asked the United States Congress to fund a large fleet of " supercarriers " and their supporting battle groups, beginning with the USS United States ( CVA-58 ).

* USS Cone ( DD-866 ), a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy

Eventually, these crewmen were discovered by another fishing boat, and were rescued by the United States Naval Destroyer USS Robison.

* USS Charleston, the name of several ships of the United States Navy

Two United States navy ships, USS Centaurus ( AKA-17 ) and USS Centaurus ( AK-264 ), are named after the constellation.

* USS Cygnus ( AF-23 ), a former cargo ship of the United States Navy, is named after the constellation.

* USS Calypso, the name of various United States Navy ships

* USS Commodore, the name of various United States Navy ships

* USS Canopus, a ship of the United States Navy

* USS Cumberland, various ships in the United States Navy

* USS Capella, a cargo ship in the United States Navy

* USS Cyclops, two ships of the United States Navy

* USS Dorado ( SS-248 ) and USS Dorado ( SS-526 ), two United States Navy ships, are named after the constellation.

USS Delphinus ( AF-24 ) and USS Delphinus ( PHM-1 ), two United States Navy ships, are named after the constellation.

* USS Austin ( 1839 ), a sloop-of-war ( originally in the Texas Navy )

* USS Little Ada ( 1864 ), steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War

A RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 anti-ballistic missile is launched from USS Shiloh ( CG-67 ) | USS Shiloh, a US Navy Ticonderoga class cruiser | Ticonderoga-class cruiser.

* USS Aquila ( AK-47 ), an Aquila-class cargo ship commissioned by the U. S. Navy for service in World War II

* USS Aquila ( PHM-4 ), a hydrofoil formerly operated by the U. S. Navy

* USS Bell, either of two U. S. Navy ships

The incident resulting in the single largest loss of life in the history of the US Navy not related to combat occurred when USS Cyclops, under the command of Lt Cdr G. W.

* USS Columbus, various ships of the US Navy

* 1862 – Four nuns serving as volunteer nurses on board USS Red Rover are the first female nurses on a U. S. Navy hospital ship.