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USS Altamaha
Two ships of the
United States Navy
have been named
Altamaha
, after the
Altamaha River
of Georgia.
USS
Altamaha
(CVE-6) was transferred to the
Royal Navy
upon completion in 1942, becoming
HMS
Battler
.
USS
Altamaha
(CVE-18)
, served in the Pacific War from 1942 to 1945.
Sources
This article incorporates text from the
public domain
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
.
The entry can be found
here
.
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