USS Nantucket
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There have been four ships in the US Navy with the name Nantucket.
- USS Nantucket (1862) - was a Passaic-class coastal monitor that served in the Union during the American Civil War.
- Lightship Nantucket - was a wooden lightship built in 1907 for the United States Lighthouse Service.
- USS Nantucket (PG-23/IX-18) - started off as the Ranger, then renamed to Rockport before being named Nantucket. While seeing some action, the majority of her time was spent in repair, before being converted as a survey/school ship.
- USS Nantucket (SP-1153) - a coastal passenger steamer built in 1899, but found unsuitable for naval service and returned to her owner.
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.