Ship's Names: R

Name

Ship(s)

Source

Rabaul

CVE-121 - Commencement Bay-class escort carrier

"A port on the northeast coast of New Britain which was used by the Japanese as a naval and air base during World War II. Frequently bombed by Allied air forces, its military value was neutralized by Allied landings at Arawe, Cape Gloucester, and Talasea, December 1943 to March 1944."

Rajah

D10 - Ameer-class escort carrier
CVE-45 Prince

"An East Indian or Malayan prince or chief; a member of the nobility among the Hindus."

Randolph

Frigate

CV-15 - Essex-class fleet carrier

Peyton Randolph (1721 - 1775), Virginia politician and patriot, first President of the First Continental Congress

Ranee

D03 - Ameer-class escort carrier
CVE-46 Niantic

"A variant spelling of Rani; the wife of a Rajah; a female ruler."

Ranger

SP-237 - Steam Yacht

SP-369 - Wooden motorboat

CC-4 - Lexington-class battlecruiser

CC-5 - Lexington-class battlecruiser

CV-4

CV-61

"One who wanders; a military scout."

Ravager

D70 - Attacker-class escort carrier
CVE-24

"One who plunders. A British name."

Reaper

AMC-96 - Accentor-class minesweeper

D82 - Ameer-class escort carrier
CVE-54 Winjah

MSO-467 - Aggressive-class minesweeper

"One who harvests a crop."

Rendova

CVE-114 - Commencement Bay-class escort carrier

"An island in the central Solomons, off the southwest central coast of New Georgia. During World War II it was taken by U.S. forces 30 June-2 July 1943 and used as a base against Munda."

Reprisal

Brig

CVL-30 USS San Jacinto - Independence-class light carrier

CV-35 - Essex-class fleet carrier

"Hostile action taken in response to an offence; retaliation."

Roi

CVE-103 - Casablanca-class escort carrier

"A small island in Kwajalein Atoll of the Marshall Islands which was captured by a U.S. naval task force 1 February 1944."

Ronald Reagan

CVN-76 - Nimitz-class nuclear supercarrier

Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911 - 2004), former actor & President of the Screen Actor's Guild, Governor of the State of California (1966-1974) and President of the United States (1981-1989); "The Great Communicator". Biography at WhiteHouse.gov

Rudyerd Bay

CVE-81 - Casablanca-class escort carrier

"An Alaskan bay."

Ruler

D72 - Ameer-class escort carrier
CVE-50 St. Joseph

"One who governs. A British name."

Dedication

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