Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Kane for Elisha Kent Kane. Elisha Kent Kane ( 28 February 1820 &ndash 16 February 1857) was a medical officer in the United States Navy during the first half

• USS Kane (DD-235), was a Clemson-class destroyer commissioned in 1920 and decommissioned in 1946

• USNS Kane (T-AGS-27), was put into service in 1965, struck from the Naval Vessel Register in 2001 and transferred to Turkey

History Kane was laid down 3 July 1918 and launched 12 August 1919 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation; sponsored History Fourteen ships of the class were involved in the Honda Point Disaster in 1923 of which seven were lost In naval terminology a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance Warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, Convoy

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