USS Relief

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Six ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Relief.

  • The first Relief was a store ship, launched in 1836. She served intermittently until 1877 and was sold in 1883.
  • The second Relief was a hospital ship with the Great White Fleet. She was commissioned in 1909. Her name was changed to Repose in 1918 to make way for her successor (AH-1) and was then sold in 1919.
  • The third Relief (YP-2) was purchased in 1917 and used as a tender in Maine. She was sold in 1921.
  • The fourth Relief (SP-2170) was a steel wrecking tug, acquired in 1917. She was sold to her former owner, who operated her between the two wars, and returned to Navy service in 1942. She was placed out of service in 1955.
  • The fifth Relief was built in 1904 as a light vessel for the United States Lighthouse Service, and acquired by the Navy in 1918. She was returned to the Lighthouse Service in 1919.
  • The sixth Relief (AH-1) was designed from the keel up as a hospital ship and commissioned in 1920. She served through World War II and decommissioned in 1946.

This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.
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