USS Poinsett

USS Poinsett is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy:

USS Poinsett (1840), a sidewheel gunboat, was transferred from the War Department to the Navy Department in 1840 for service in the 2nd Seminole War.

USS Poinsett (AK-205), launched 22 May 1944.

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

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