United States Ships

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
USS
Pronunciation
/juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ʃɪps/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
Military

Examples in Context

  1. From the eastern United States, ships sailed south around Cape Horn and north to California.
  2. United States naval ships with relief supplies for cyclone victims in Burma are leaving the area, because the Burmese government refused their help.
  3. Originally brought to the United States on ships as food for large cats such as lions, the survivors originally lived in zoos.
  4. They said the European Union and the United States are starting to identify illegal fishing ships and bar them from their ports.
  5. Good relations between Hawaii and the United States were necessary to keep the port open to American ships.

Other meanings of USS

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United States Steel Business
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United States Starship Misc
Universal Star Ship Misc