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  USS Watseka (YT-387) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Watseka (YT-387) was a Medium Harbor Tug, of the YTM-192 class in the United States Navy during World War II.
She is one of the Naval vessels named for a woman.
Watseka was purchased in 1943 from Ira S. Bushey and Sons, of Brooklyn, New York, and assigned to the 8th Naval District, New Orleans, Louisiana.
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 USS WATSEKA (YT-387)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
USS Watseka было средств гужом гавани, типа Ytm-192 в военно-морском флоте Соединенных Штатов во время Вторая Мировая воины.
Watseka было закуплено в 1943 от Ira C$s Бусюеы и сынков, brooklyn, N6h Иорка, и задано к 8th военноморскому заречью, новому orleans, Луизиане.
It is licensed under the GNU free documentation license.
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 Watseka Illinois
1) " Watseka" -- In the context of Watseka Illinois
2) " Illinois" -- In the context of Watseka Illinois
The USS Illinois was named in honor of this state.
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 Watseka Il Newspaper -- Recommendations and Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Watseka is a city located in Iroquois County, Illinois, named for Watseka.
Watseka is located at 40°46'36" North, 87°44'8" West (40.776665, -87.735515).
Placed in reserve, out of service, and berthed with the Columbia River, Oregon, Group of the Pacific Reserve Fleet from March 1946, she was subsequently sold on July 1, 1972.
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 List of U.S. military vessels named after women - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Victoria (AO-46) (ex- USS George G. Henry (SP-1560))
Harbor tug Watseka (YT-387), 1944 was named for a Potawatomi woman.
She was the first ship laid down, christened, and commissioned for a woman who had served in the US Navy, and the first to see combat so named.
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 List of United States Navy ships, W
For reused names, "USS Shipname" is an index page for the ships of that name; the links after the name lead to thee specific ship pages.
USS Washington (1775, row galley, frigate, galley, 1814, 1833, 1837, ACR-11, BB-47, BB-56)
USS Wasp (1775, 1807, 1810, 1813, 1814, 1865, 1898, CV-7, CV-18, LHD-1)
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 Harbor Tugs
YT 134 Wahneta Taken 21 June, 1939 at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California.
USS Yonoguska YTM 195 At Pearl Harbor Circa 1963-64 (Contributed By Jerry Lopez)
USS Yonoguska YTM 195 At Pearl Harbor Circa 1962 (Contributed By Jerry Lopez)
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 Watseka or Watchekee was a Potawatomi Potawatomi Native American Native...
Watseka or Watchekee was a Potawatomi Potawatomi Native American Native...
"Watseka" or "Watchekee" was a Potawatomi Potawatomi Native American Native American woman, born in Illinois Illinois around 1810 1810, and named for the heroine of a Potawatomi legend.
The United States Navy United States Navy tug USS "Watseka" (YT-387) USS "Watseka" (YT-387), and a city a city in northern Illinois Illinois were named in her honor.
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 Navy Region Hawaii News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
It is a long-standing nautical tradition to refer to a ship as “she” or “her” even though the majority of naval ships have been named for men who have contributed to the history of the country and America’s sea service.
But Lady Washington, USS Higbee, Harriet Lane, USS Hopper and USS Florence Nightingale are just a few examples of vessels that have been named for the fairer gender, recognizing the significant role that females have played in the history of our country.
USS Higbee (DD-806), a Gearing-class destroyer, was named in honor of Lenah S. Higbee who served as superintendent of the Navy Nurse Corps from 1911-1922.
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 Watseka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hubbard and Watseka had two children, both of whom died in infancy.
The United States Navy tug USS Watseka (YT-387), and a city in East Central Illinois were named in her honor.
This United States biographical article is a stub.
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 USS Watseka (Yt-387)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
USS Watseka (Yt-387) era un tirón mediano del puerto, de la clase Ytm-192 en la marina de Estados Unidos durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
Watseka fue comprado en 1943 de Ira S. Bushey e hijos, de Brooklyn, Nueva York, y asignado al 8vo districto naval, New Orleans, Luisiana.
Colocado en reserva, de servicio, y atracado con el río de Colombia, Oregon, grupo de la flota pacífica de la reserva a partir de marcha de 1946, la vendieron posteriormente el 1 de julio de 1972.
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 Bambooweb: List of military vessels named after women
While a number of vessels named for women have seen military service, this was typically because the ship's previous name was retained when the vessel was purchased for military use.
Acquired from Brazil, served in Charleston harbor from 1942 to 1945.
Commissioned on Saturday, January 6th at Bath Ironworks in Bath, Maine she is named after Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper who was one of the pioneering spirits in the field of computer technology, and led the Navy into the computer age.
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 Watseka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Watseka: America's most extraordinary case of possession and exorcism
I have a copy of "THE WATSEKA WONDER" by E. Stevens M.D.copyright date 1908.
Watseka, Illinois--Indiana, 1990 : 1:100 000-scale metric topographic map : 30 x 60 minute series (topographic) (SuDoc I 19.110:40087-E 1-TM-100/990)
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 directopedia : Directory : Regional : North America : United States : Illinois : Localities : W : Watseka
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Watseka or Watchekeewas a Potawatomi Native American woman, born in Illinois around 1810, and named for the heroine of a Potawatomi legend.
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 Science Fair Projects - List of U.S. military vessels named after women
USS Mary Lyon (AP-71), named for Mary Lyon
Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG-70), 1996.
Built and commissioned at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, the ship is named after Rear Adm. Grace Murray Hopper, a computer technology pioneer who led the Navy into the digital age.
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 Watseka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Watseka or Watchekee was a Potawatomi Native American woman, born in Illinois around 1810, and named for the heroine of a Potawatomi legend.
They mutually dissolved the union about two years later.
The United States Navy tug USS Watseka (YT-387), and a city in northern Illinois were named in her honor.
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 Wikidpedia - The free online encyclopedia - watseka illinois   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Watseka is a city in Iroquois County, Illinois, named for Watseka and situated along the Iroquois River.
Watseka is located at 40°46′36″N, 87°44′8″W (40.776665, -87.735515)
Watseka holds the record, per capita, of the most sex offenders in Illinois.
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 Us
'''USS ''Voyager''''' can refer to: *The motorboat USS Voyager (SP-361)USS ''Voyager'' (SP-361) that served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919 and in the United States Coast Guard from 1919 to c.
'''USS ''Wahoo'' (SS-516)''', a Tench class submarine''Tench''-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the wahoo, a dark blue food fish of Florida and the West Indies.
The '''USS ''Wake'' (PR-3)''' was a United States Navy gunboat seized by Japan on December 8, 1941.
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 Navy Women History Page
Navy nurses serve aboard the transports USS Mayflower and USS Dolphin.
All the women were assigned to an old tug, USS Triton, and had (F) added to their name.
USS Abraham Lincoln deploys to Western Pacific with mixed gender crew.
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 USS Watseka (YT-387)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
USS Watseka (YT-387) was purchased in 1943 from Ira Bushey and Sons of Brooklyn New York and assigned to the 8th Naval New Orleans Louisiana.
It's all becoming clearer and clearer with each passing day, that Israel truly has the US by the "you know whats".
Here you have it, actual footage, interviews with the ship's survivors, and documented evidence that the USS Liberty was definitel...
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 Watseka Illinois
1) " Watseka" -- As to Watseka Illinois
2) " Illinois" -- As to Watseka Illinois
Cahokia, the urban center of the pre-Columbian Mississippian culture, was located n...
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 ipedia.com: List of military vessels named after women Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Only one ship (USS Hopper) is on active service as of 2004.
Lady Washington was the first American armed ship named for a woman, but not Continental or U.S. Navy.
USS Hopper (DDG-70), a guided missile destroyer in 1996.
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 More Military Women Firsts
Upon her death in 1866 Col. Borginis was buried at Fort Yuma with full Military Honors - allegedly the first woman to be a ranking U.S.Army officer, albeit a brevet one.
The USS CONSTITUTION met and defeated HMS GUERRIERE, the first in a grand succession of victories in the War of 1812.
What was not known at the time was the fact that a U.S. Marine, serving aboard Old Ironsides, as George Baker, was actually Lucy Brewer.
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 USS Watseka (YT-387)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
' USS Watseka (YT-387) was purchased in 1943 from Ira S. Bushey and Sons, of Brooklyn, New York, and assigned to the 8th Naval District, New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Train, motorist traffic moving more quickly in Watseka
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 List of U.S. military vessels named after women . Virginia . Susan B. Anthony . Maine . Galveston, Texas . 1945
Harbor tug USS Watseka YT-387 Watseka YT-387, 1944 was named for a Potawatomi Watseka woman.
Gearing class destroyer Gearing -class destroyer USS Higbee DD-806 USS Higbee DD-806, 1945.
Sidewheel steamer USS Harriet Lane 1857 Harriet Lane was launched in 1857.
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 Middle East Open Encyclopedia: USS Watseka (YT-387)
This is an extract from The Middle East Open Encyclopedia, made possible through the Wikimedia Foundation.
Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, USS Watseka (YT-387); all previous versions may be viewed here.
They link directly to authoring tools for you to start writing a particular article.
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 ALLHANDS Archive -Message Re: Women in the Navy
old tug, USS Triton, and had (F) added to their name.
Nurses serve aboard the first ship built as a floating hospital, USS Relief
Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS) helo detachment (USS Vella Gulf).
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