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USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is a Banner-class environmental research ship, attached to Navy intelligence as a spy ship, which was attacked and captured by North Korean forces on 23 January 1968, in what was later known as the “Pueblo incident” or alternatively, as the “Pueblo crisis”.
She is the world’s oldest ship of any type still afloat. She was launched in 1797, one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed….USS Constitution.
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Launched | 21 October 1797 |
| Maiden voyage | 22 July 1798 |
| Renamed | Old Constitution 1917 Constitution 1925 |
What was the last US warship sunk?
When the last Perry-class frigate, the USS Simpson, lowered her flag for the last time in 2015, it left only one ship in the active fleet which sank an enemy in combat. The USS Constitution sank an enemy ship, the British HMS Guerriere, during the War of 1812.
What was the name of the German ship that sank?
Wilhelm Gustloff – The German KdF flagship sank after being hit by three torpedoes fired by the Soviet submarine S-13 on 30 January 1945 in the Baltic.
What ships were sunk by the Soviet Union in WW2?
Goya – The German Navy’s transport ship Goya was torpedoed and sunk by the Soviet submarine L-3 on 16 April 1945. An estimated 6,000–7,000 civilians and German troops died, 183 were rescued. Armenia – A hospital ship sunk on 7 November 1941 by German torpedo-carrying Heinkel He 111 aircraft.
What was the greatest loss of life in a single warship?
This was the greatest loss of life in a single warship in World War II. Sakito Maru – The Japanese troopship Sakito Maru, bound for Guam, was torpedoed and sunk in the East China Sea by USS Trout on 29 February 1944.
What was the name of the Japanese ship that was sunk?
Ryusei Maru – On 25 February 1944 the Japanese troop transport Ryusei Maru, while part of a Japanese convoy off Bali, was sunk by USS Rasher. About 4,998 people were killed. Cap Arcona – On 3 May 1945 the prison ship Cap Arcona was attacked by the British Royal Air Force ( RAF ).