USS Maury

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Four ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Maury in honor of Matthew Fontaine Maury.

  1. Maury (DD-100) was a Wickes class destroyer during World War I.
  2. USS Commodore Maury (SP-656), patrol vessel and mine sweeper [1] of World War I.
  3. Maury (DD-401) was a Benham-class destroyer during World War II.
  4. Maury (AGS-16) was an Artemis class attack cargo ship during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

[edit] More ships named in M F Maury's honor include

  • Oceanographic survey ships (T-AGS) support the NAVY's oceanography program. One of the oceanographic survey ships to join the program was named "Maury", delivered 1 April 1989
  • T-AGS 39 Maury Oceanographic Survey Ship "Golden Bear"
  • USNS Maury (T-AGS 39) was built in 1989 by Bethlehem steel Corporation, Maryland. Designed as an oceanographic survey ship for the [U.S. Navy] , she was named after Lt. [Matthew Fontaine Maury] the father of American oceanography. At that time, the Maury (hull Number 4667) was the largest and fastest oceanographic ship ever built.
  • In September 1994, USNS Maury was transferred to the California Maritime Academy by the Navy as a replacement training ship for The California Maritime Academy. She became the training ship Golden Bear (TSGB)
  • Maury TAGS 60 Pathfinder Survey Ship
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