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	USS United States (1797) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS United States was a frigate in the United States Navy in 1797.
		United States was the first of six frigates completed under authority of the Naval Act of 1794 passed by Congress on 27 March 1794, and was designed by naval architect Joshua Humphreys and Captain Thomas Truxtun.
		United States was the first American warship to be launched under the naval provisions of the United States Constitution, four months before the launching of her sister ship Constellation at Baltimore, Maryland, and five and one-half months before that of Constitution at Boston, Massachusetts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_United_States_(1797) (2842 words)

	USS United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Four ships of the United States Navy have bore the name USS United States in honor of that nation, but only one of them was launched, and it became part of the Confederate Navy.
		The second USS United States (CC-6), a Lexington-class battlecruiser, was cancelled and scrapped when the vessel was only 12.1 percent complete.
		The third USS United States (CVA-58) was to be an aircraft carrier of radically new design, but was cancelled five days after her keel was laid down.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_United_States (221 words)

	United States Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The United States Navy is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations.
		The United States Constitution, ratified in 1789, empowered Congress "to provide and maintain a navy." Acting on this authority, Congress ordered the construction and manning of six frigatess; one of the original six, the USS Constitution, familiarly known as "Old Ironsides", survives to this day.
		The naval jack of the United States is a blue field with 50 white stars, identical to the canton of the ensign, both in appearance and size.
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	War of 1812 American ships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		United States was the first of Six original United States frigates completed under authority of the Naval Act of 1794 passed by United States Congress on 27 March 1794, and was designed by naval architect Joshua Humphreys and Captain Thomas Truxtun.
		United States was the first American warship to be launched under the naval provisions of the United States Constitution, four months before the launching of her sister ship USS Constellation (1797) at Baltimore, Maryland, and five and one-half months before that of USS Constitution at Boston, Massachusetts.
		United States, the frigate Congress, and the brig USS Argus (1803) joined Commodore John Rodgers (naval officer, War of 1812) squadron at New York City and put to sea immediately, cruising off the east coast until the end of August.
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	USS_United_States_(CVA-58) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		USS United States (CVA-58), the third ship of the US Navy named for its nation, was to be the lead ship of a radical new design of aircraft carrier.
		United States was also designed to provide air support for amphibious forces and to conduct sea control operations, but its primary mission was long-range nuclear bombardment.
		Swayed by limited funds and bitter opposition from the United States Army and Air Force, Secretary of Defense Louis A. Johnson announced on 23 April 1949 — five days after the ship's keel was laid down — the cancellation of construction of United States.
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	FineScale Modeler Community - USS UNITED STATES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		United States served until 1861, when she was burned and scuttled when the Federal troops abandoned the Norfolk Navy Yard at the start of the Civil War.
		The frigate USS UNITED STATES was not burned to the waterline, but that she was left in a sinking condition with open seacocks.
		Officially, she was not only the First Ship of the United States Navy, but the Confederate Navy as well, yet she still kept her undefeated status since the Confederacy had "aquired' her while she was in ordinary when they captured the Norfolk naval yard.
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	United States Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States
		USS Merrimack — a wooden warship rebuilt by the Confederates as the ironclad CSS Virginia
		Guantanamo Bay — A small section on the south coast of Cuba is leased by the United States and used as a naval base.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/U/United-States-Navy.htm (3944 words)

	USS United States v. O'Hagan
		As counsel for the Government stated in explanation of the theory at oral argument: "To satisfy the common law rule that a trustee may not use the property that [has] been entrusted [to] him, there would have to be consent.
		United States, 484 U. There, the Court was unanimous in upholding the mail-fraud conviction, id., at 28, despite being evenly divided on the securities fraud counts, id., at 24.
		United States, 484 U. 19, 24 (1987), the Court divided evenly on whether, under the circumstances of that case, convictions resting on the misappropriation theory should be affirmed.
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	USN Ships--USS UNITED STATES (1797-1861)
		USS United States, a 1576-ton sailing frigate, was built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as one of the first warships of the new United States Navy.
		United States was again active in the 1812-13, this time against the British, and captured the Royal Navy frigate Macedonian on 25 October 1812.
		Placed in Southern service as CSS United States, she was used as a receiving ship but was sunk when the Confederates abandoned Norfolk in May 1862.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-u/u-states.htm (333 words)

	United States Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations.
		USS Merrimac — a wooden warship rebuilt by the Confederates as the ironclad CSS Virginia
		To denote qualifications received in the United States Navy, a number of badges and insignia are issued to service members upon completion of approved Personal Qualification Standards (PQS) which are tasks and exams required for qualification in a given field.
	mywiseowl.com /articles/United_States_Navy (3482 words)

	Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia - - USS United States (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		One of the U.S. Navy's original six frigates, authorized by Congress specifically to combat the Barbary corsairs in the western Mediterranean, USS United States was launched in 1797, followed shortly by Constellation and Constitution.
		With the conclusion of the war, the American Navy was practically disbanded, and United States was laid up at the Washington Navy Yard with four of her sister ships; Constitution was at Boston.
		Decommissioned in 1849, United States was captured (with the rest of the Norfolk Navy Yard) and commissioned as the Confederate receiving ship CSS United States (or sometimes Confederate States).
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	United States Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The United States Constitution, ratified in 1789, empowered Congress "to provide and maintain a navy." Acting on this authority, Congress ordered the construction and manning of six sailing frigatefrigates; one of the Six original United States frigatesoriginal six, USS ConstitutionUSS ''Constitution''/, familiarly known as "Old Ironsides," survives to this day.
		The Navy is administered by the United States Department of the NavyDepartment of the Navy, led by the United States Secretary of the NavySecretary of the Navy (SECNAV).
		USS Merrimack (1855)USS ''Merrimack'' — a wooden warship rebuilt by the Confederate States of AmericaConfederates as the ironclad CSS VirginiaCSS ''Virginia''/
	www.infothis.com /find/United_States_Navy (3901 words)

	USS United States (CVA 58)
		The flush-deck 65,000-ton CVA 58 UNITED STATES was designed to launch and recover the large aircraft of 100,000 pounds required to carry early nuclear weapons, which weighed as much as five tons.
		The UNITED STATES was also intended to provide tactical air support for air and amphibious forces and to conduct sea control operations.
		The Air Force viewed the UNITED STATES as the embodiment of the Navy's nuclear aspirations as an attempt to challenge what had been an effective Air Force monopoly on strategic nuclear weapons delivery.
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	Making Maritime History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Officially speaking, the SS United States saw her first blue print at naval architects Gibbs and Cox in July 1945, but conceptually the development of her breed began in 1838 with the incredible transatlantic race of two British vessels.
		The United States in fact, made the winning run at her merchant speed, running at only two-thirds of maximum power.
		Pictured Above: The SS United States is ready for maiden departure from Pier 86 in New York on July 3, 1952.
	www.ss-united-states.com /h1.html (510 words)

	Uss united states and aircraft carrier Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Uss United States And Aircraft Carrier are great for when you're looking to get better at uss united states and aircraft carrier for selfish purposes.
		United States Department of the Navy and USS...
		This former United States Navy aircraft carrier fought in World War II and serves as an aeronautical museum on the Hudson River in Manhattan, New...
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	United States Navy - Pictures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		To denote qualifications recieved in the United States Navy, a number of badges and insignia are issued to service members upon completion of approved Personal Qualification Standards (PQS) which are tasks and exams required for qualification in a given field.
		USS Thresher — sunk in an accident in 1963
		USS Pueblo — intelligence vessel captured by North Korea.
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	Articles - United States Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Amphibious transports are warships that embark, transport, and land elements of a landing force for a variety of expeditionary warfare missions.
		Amphibious transport docks are named for cities, except for USS New York (LPD-21), which is named for the state of New York and USS Somerset (LPD-25), which is named for Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
		Current plans in the United States Navy call for keeping the battleships on the NVR until the naval surface fire support gun and missile development programs achieve operational capability, which is expected to occur sometime between 2003 and 2008.
	www.gaple.com /articles/United_States_Navy?mySession=ee1dc144ab5c95143117958bc9325d34 (4076 words)

	USNSM USS Salem CA-139
		The USNSM is home to the USS Salem, the world's only preserved Heavy Cruiser.
		The USS Salem is available for special events such as birthday parties, reunions, and retirements.
		The USS Salem starred in the in the 1956 English film, "Pursuit of the Graf Spee".
	www.uss-salem.org (148 words)

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		United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
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	USN Ships--United States (CVA-58)
		United States, a 65,000-ton attack aircraft carrier, was the Navy's first carrier of post-World War II concept and design.
		Intended to carry relatively large jet-propelled strategic bombers, she was laid down at Newport News, Virginia, on 18 April 1949.
		The small amount of material already worked into the United States was subsequently broken up in her building dock.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-u/cva58.htm (744 words)

	United States Navy - FreeEncyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		They put US air power within reach of most land-based military power.
		Submarines are the other major strategic arm of the Navy as they can be used directly to control naval and shipping activity by other powers as well as serving as missile-launching platforms.
		USS Texas - Flagship of D-Day, sister ship to USS Arizona
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	USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Oahu \| Frommers.com
		On December 7, 1941, the USS Arizona, while moored here in Pearl Harbor, was bombed in a Japanese air raid.
		Parents, note that baby strollers, baby carriages, and baby backpacks are not allowed in the theater, on the boat, or on the USS Arizona Memorial.
		One last note: Most unfortunately, the USS Arizona Memorial is a high-theft area -- leave your valuables at the hotel.
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	AllRefer.com - USS Arizona Memorial, United States (U.S. National Park System) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - USS Arizona Memorial, United States (U.S. National Park System) - Encyclopedia
		USS Arizona Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table).
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	The US Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The United States government is participating in a multinational humanitarian assistance and support effort led by the Pakistani Government to bring aid to victims of the devastating earthquake that struck the region Oct. 8, 2005.
		ABOARD USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (NNS) -- Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (SS/AW) Terry Scott and Sgt. Major of the Marine Corps John Estrada visited Sailors aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Oct. 13 to let crew members know their work is appreciated.
		The ceremony commemorated the 5th anniversary of the suicide attack on the destroyer, which killed 17 Sailors and injured 39 others as the ship was docking in Aden, Yemen, Oct. 12, 2000.
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	USS United States Ship Models War of 1812
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		USS United States (1797-1861), later CSS United States
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	United_States_Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A modernization program beginning in the 1880s brought the U.S. into the first rank of the world's navies by the beginning of the 20th century.
		The Navy saw relatively little action during World War I, but in the years before World War II, it grew into a formidable force, which Japan realized would be a threat to their strategic interests.
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