Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Ringgold, in honor of Rear Admiral Cadwalader Ringgold (1802–1867).
The first, USS Ringgold (DD-89), was a Wickes-class destroyer, launched in 1918. In 1940, she was transferred to the Royal Navy and renamed HMS Newark. She was scrapped in 1947.
The second, USS Ringgold (DD-500), was a Fletcher-class destroyer, launched in 1942 and served in World War II. In 1959, she was transferred to the German Navy and renamed Z-2. In 1981, she was transferred to the Greek Navy and renamed Kimon. She was scrapped in 1993.
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States Navy have been named USSRinggold, in honor of Rear Admiral Cadwalader Ringgold (1802–1867). The first, USSRinggold (DD-89), was a Wickes-class...
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five more children by his second wife. Ringgold entered the U.S. Navy in 1819 and commanded the schooner USS Weazel in action against West Indies pirates...
gunfire (airbursts) from a United States Navy destroyer, either USS Dashiell or USSRinggold, after the men were spotted walking to a secondary command post...
destroyer Z2 Georg Thiele, a Type 1934 destroyer in the German Kriegsmarine USSRinggold (DD-500), a destroyer transferred to the German Navy as Z-2 in 1959 Westinghouse...
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Kimon: Greek destroyer Kimon (1981), the former Fletcher-class destroyer USSRinggold (DD-500); launched, 1942; served as Z-2 (D171) in the West German Navy...
USS Capelin (SS-289), a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the capelin, a small fish of the smelt family...
hold, just aft of the engine room, was on fire. The Auk-class minesweeper USS Pioneer and cargo ship Clan Campbell fell behind the convoy to rescue survivors...
was built in 1919, used as a hell ship, and sunk in 1943. The submarine USS Bonefish sank her when she was carrying 548 Allied prisoners of war (PoWs)...
USS Rasher (SS/SSR/AGSS/IXSS-269), a Gato-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the rasher, or vermilion rockfish, a fish found...
damage. 19 November – The U.S. Navy destroyer USSRinggold (DD-500) opened gunfire on the submarine USS Nautilus (SS-168) while Nautilus was off Maiana...
former United States Navy USS Anthony, commissioned 1959 to 1972 Z-2: Fletcher-class destroyer, former United States Navy USSRinggold, commissioned 1959 to...
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