USS Pocahontas

USS Pocahontas

USS Pocahontas ha sido el nombre recibido por cuatro buques de la Armada de los Estados Unidos nombrados de este modo en memoria de Pocahontas,la hija mayor de Wahunsonacock, más conocido como jefe Powhatan, jefe de la confederación algonquina.

  • máquina de vapor y hélice adquirido en Boston el 20 de marzo de 1855; dado de alta como USS Despatch el 17 de enero de 1856, y renombrado USS Pocahontas el 27 de enero de 1860.
  • remolcador oceánico renombrado 1 de septiembre de 1917.
  • alemán Princesa Irene, tomado por los Estado Unidos en 1917, y que sirvió como transporte de torpas durante la Primera Guerra Mundial.
  • remolcador transferido al servicio naval den diciembre de 1942.



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