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-- U.S. NAVY SHIPS --
Names beginning with the letter R

This page lists all R-named U.S. Navy Ships whose pictures are available through the Online Library.

If the ship you want is not listed on this page, contact the Photographic Section concerning other research options.

R-named ships are listed below in alphabetical order. Scan down the list until you find the ship you want, then click its entry to access appropriate image pages.

• R-1 (Submarine # 78, later SS-78), 1918-1946
• R-2 (Submarine # 79, later SS-79), 1919-1945
• R-3 (Submarine # 80, later SS-80), 1919-1941
• R-4 (Submarine # 81, later SS-81), 1919-1946
• R-5 (Submarine # 82, later SS-82), 1919-1946
• R-6 (Submarine # 83, later SS-83), 1919-1946
• R-14 (Submarine # 91, later SS-91), 1919-1945
  
  
• R.R. Cuyler (1861-1865)
• Raazoo (SP-508), 1917-1919
• Radnor (ID # 3023), 1918-1919
• Raeo (SP-588), 1917-1919
• Raleigh (Cruiser # 8, C-8), 1894-1921
• Raleigh (CL-7), 1924-1946
• Ralph Talbot (DD-390), 1937-1948
• Rambler (SP-211), 1917-1919
  
  
• Randolph (CV-15, later CVA-15 & CVS-15), 1944-1975
• Randwijk (ID # 2546), 1918-1918 (very brief USN service)
• Ranger (SP-237), 1917-1937. Later renamed SP-237
• Ranger (CC-4), 1917 Program -- construction cancelled, 1923.
  
• Ranger (CV-4), 1934-1947
• Ranger (CVA-61, later CV-61), 1957-____
  
  
• Rappahannock (ID # 1854, later AF-6), 1917-1933
• Rattler (1862-1864, "Tinclad" # 1)
• Rawlins (APA-226), 1944-1987
• Raymond (ID # 2057), 1917-1919
• Raymond J. Anderton (SP-530), 1917-1919. Also known as Anderton
  
  
• Red Rover (1862-1865)
• Redhead (AMS-34, later AMCU-48 and MHC-48), 1944-1959, originally named YMS-443
• Reeves (DE-156, later APD-52), 1943-1960
• Regis II (SP-1083), 1917-1919
• Rehoboth (AVP-50, later AGS-50), 1944-1970
• Relief (1908-1919). Renamed Repose in 1918.
• Relief (ID # 2170), 1918-1919
• Relief (1917-1921), later YP-2
  
  
• Remlik (SP-157), 1917-1920
• Rendova (CVE-114, later AKV-14), 1945-1972
• Reno (DD-303), 1920-1931
• Reno (CL-96, later CLAA-96), 1943-1962
  
  
• Repose (1908-1919). Name changed from Relief in 1918.
• Reposo II (SP-198), 1917-1919
• Republic (AP-33), 1941-1945. Previously President Grant (ID # 3014), 1917-1919
• Requisite (AM-109, later AGS-18), 1943-1965
  
  
• Rescue (ID # 3209), 1918-1919
• Rescue (AH-18), 1945-1946. Previously Antaeus (AS-21, later AG-67), 1941-1945
• Resolute (1898-1900)
• Resolute (ID # 3003), 1918-ca.1919
• Revenge (1777-1779)
• Reyner & Son (SP-869), 1918-1920. Also called J. Reyner & Son
  
  
• Rhebal (SP-1195), 1917-1919
• Rhode Island (1861-1867)
• Rhode Island (Battleship # 17, later BB-17), 1906-1923
  
  
• Rich (DE-695), 1943-1944
• Rich (DD-820, later DDE-820 and DD-820), 1946-1979
• Richmond (CL-9), 1923-1947
• Ricketts (DE-254), 1943-1974
• Rickwood (SP-597), 1917-1919
• Riette (SP-107), 1917-1919
  
  
• Rijndam (ID # 2505), 1918-1919
• Rijnland (ID # 2718), 1918-1919
• Rinehart (DE-196), 1944-1950
• Rin Tin Tin (1918-1932). Later renamed Freight Lighter # 160, Water Barge # 30 and YW-30
• Ripple (ID # 2439), 1918-1919
• Rivalen (SP-63), 1917-1919
• Rizal (DD-174, later DM-14), 1919-1931
  
  
• Roanoke (1857-1883)
• Roanoke (ID # 1695), 1918-1919
• Robalo (SS-273), 1943-1944
• Robert H. McCurdy (ID # 3157), 1918-1919
• Robert L. Barnes (ID # 3088, later AK-11, AO-14 and AG-27), 1918-1941
• Robert M. Thompson (ID # 3319), 1918-1919
• Roberts, Samuel B. (DE-413), 1944-1944. Properly named Samuel B. Roberts
• Robinson (Destroyer # 88, later DD-88), 1918-1940
• Robinson (DD-562), 1944-1982
  
  
• Rochester (Armored Cruiser # 2, CA-2), 1893-1941, formerly named New York and Saratoga
• Rochester (CA-124), 1946-1973
• Rockaway (AVP-29), 1943-1948
• Rockefeller, William (ID # 1581), 1917-1918. Properly called William Rockefeller
• Rockford (PF-48), 1944-1953
• Rockport (SP-738), 1917-1919. Originally named Ajax. No image is available, or known to exist
  
  
• Rodgers (Torpedo Boat # 4, TB-4), 1897-1920, later renamed Coast Torpedo Boat # 2
• Rodman, Admiral Hugh (AP-126), 1945-1997. Properly called Admiral Hugh Rodman
• Rodney M. Davis (FFG-60), 1987-___
• Rodolph (1864-1865, "Tinclad" # 48)
• Roe (Destroyer # 24, later DD-24), 1910-1934
• Roe (DD-418), 1940-1947
• Roepat (ID # 2536), 1918-1919
• Rogday (ID # 3585), 1918-1919
  
  
• Rondo (SP-90), 1917-1919. Later renamed SP-90
• Rondo (ID # 2488), 1918-1919
• Roosevelt, Franklin D. (CVB-42; later CVA-42 and CV-42), 1945-1978. Properly called Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Roosevelt, Theodore (ID # 1478), 1918-1919. Properly called Theodore Roosevelt
• Rose, General Maurice (T-AP-126), 1945-1997. Properly called General Maurice Rose
• Rosedale (ID # 3079), 1918-1919
• Roselle (SP-350), 1918-1919
  
  
• Rowan (Torpedo Boat # 8), 1899-1918
• Rowan (Destroyer # 64, later DD-64), 1916-1939
• Rowan (DD-405), 1939-1943
• Rowan (DD-782), 1945-1977
  
  
• Russ (SP-1151), 1917-1921. Originally named Greenport Hull 278
• Rutland (APA-192), 1944-1982
• Rutoma (SP-78), 1917-1919
• Russell, Governor (1898-1899). Properly called Governor Russell

NOTES:

Some images linked from this page may bear obsolete credit lines citing the organization name: "Naval Historical Center". Effective 1 December 2008 the name should be cited as: "Naval History and Heritage Command".

If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

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Coding updated 5 May 2009