Ship's Names: P

Name

Ship(s)

Source

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Palau

CVE-122 - Commencement bay-class escort carrier

"An island group in the Carolines some 850 miles east of Mindanao, P.I."

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Patroller

D7 - Ameer-class escort carrier CVE-44 Keneenaw

Unknown

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Pelelieu

LHA-5 - Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship

Island in Palau Islands chain, assaulted 15 September 1944

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Perdido

CVE-47 D85 HMS Trouncer - Ameer-class escort carrier

"An inlet of the Gulf of Mexico which forms part of the boundary between southeastern Alabama and northwestern Florida."

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Petrof Bay

CVE-80 - Casablanca-class escort carrier

"A bay in Alaska."

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Philippine Sea

CV-47 - Essex-class fleet carrier CG-58 - Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser

"A battle which took place 18–19 June 1944."

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Point Cruz

CVE-119 - Commencement bay-class escort carrier

"A decisive land battle fought 7 to 10 November 1942 on Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands."

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Premier

D23 - Ameer-class escort carrier CVE-42 Estero

Unknown

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Prince

CVE-45 D10 HMS Rajah - Ameer-class escort carrier

"A son of a king."

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Prince William

CVE-19 D12 HMS Striker - Attacker-class escort carrier CVE-31 - Bogue-class escort carrier

"A sound, or inlet, on the Gulf of Alaska."

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Princeton

Screw Steamer Screw Steamer PG-13 - Composite Gunboat CVL-23 - Independence-class light carrier CV-37 - Essex-class fleet carrier LPH-5 - Boxer-class amphibious assault ship CG-59 - Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser

Town in New Jersey, site of a major American victory over the British in January 1777 during the Revolutionary War. The famous painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware" depicts General Washington on his way to Princeton. "A borough in west central New Jersey, scene of a famous Revolutionary War battle 2–3 January 1777 and birthplace of Capt. R. F. Stockton."

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Puget Sound

CVE-113 - Commencement Bay-class escort carrier

"An arm of the Pacific Ocean extending some 80 miles south into Washington State. An important U.S. Navy Yard is located in the sound at Bremerton."

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Puncher

D79 - Ameer-class escort carrier CVE-53 Willapa

A fighter.

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Pursuer

D73 - Attacker-class escort carrier CVE-17 St. George

One who chases another.

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Pybus

CVE-34 D98 HMS Emporer - Ameer-class escort carrier

"A bay off the coast of Alaska."

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