USS Santee
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Santee, after the Santee River of South Carolina.
- Santee was one of the last sailing frigates of the Navy, started in 1820 but not completed until 1855.
- Santee (1905) was a freighter, launched as Arvonian
- Santee (CVE-29) was acquired in 1940 as a fleet oiler, converted to an escort aircraft carrier in 1942, and in service until 1946.
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