United States Ship
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first of all, "USS" stands for Unites States Ship in military, and the USA(united states of america) some times name their baatle ships or cruisers and all that with the states name like USS Oklahoma, USS Nevada, and USS West Virginia.
USS Indianapolis (CA-35) .
The ship's name : USS Arizona (BB-39) .
USS - United States Ship
uss Arizona
it was 1837 i think...
The S-41 had no other name. It was a Holland class boat, but lacked a moniker like more current submarines have.
USS Pueblo, an intelligence gathering ship.
USS TICKLER was a 50-ton sloop used as a dispatch boat. Source: usskidd.com
USS Arizona.
This is what those terms stand for. SS stands for Steam Ship. USS stand for United State Ship. And HMS stands for His or Her Majesty's Ship.