USS La Salle
Appearance
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS La Salle, after Rene Robert Chevalier de La Salle.
- USS La Salle (AP-102), originally named Hotspur, was a transport ship of World War II
- USS La Salle (AGF-3), was a command ship commissioned in 1964 and decommissioned in 2005
Other
[edit]The United States steam merchant ship D/S La Salle built in 1920 was sunk by German submarine U-159 on 7 November 1942 during World War II near the Cape of Good Hope, Africa. None of the 60 crew and personnel survived.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "WRECKSITE - LA SALLE CARGO SHIP 1920-1942". www.wrecksite.eu.