Four ships of the United States Navy have been named Asheville after Asheville, North Carolina. Asheville is a City in and the County seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United
- The USS Asheville (PG-21), was a gunboat that served in the Caribbean and off the China coast, and was sunk by Japanese forces early in World War II.
- The USS Asheville (PF-1), a River-class patrol frigate, served on the East Coast doing escort duties during World War II.
- The USS Asheville (PGM-84), a high-speed gunboat, served in the Vietnam War. Assigned to the West Coast She completed fitting out at Tacoma on 17 September and got underway for her home port San Diego California.
- The USS Asheville (SSN-758), is a Los Angeles-class submarine, currently in service. Ship's history In December 1996 Asheville served as a trials platform for the Northrop Grumman Sea Ferret reconnaissance drone
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- This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships ( DANFS for short is the primary reference work for the basic facts about every Ship ever used The entry can be found here.
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