USS Randolph
USS ''Randolph'' may refer to: *, a sailing frigate launched in 1776 and exploded in 1778 during an engagement with HMS ''Yarmouth'' *, an aircraft carrier that served from 1944 to 1969 See also * MG ''Wallace F. Randolph'', operated by the United States Army as a cable ship from 1942 to 1949 {{DEFAULTSORT:Randolph United States Navy ship names ...
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Thunderbolt Wreck
USAMP ''Major General Wallace F. Randolph'', sometimes also known as ''MG Wallace F. Randolph'', was a mine planter built by the Marietta Manufacturing Company, and delivered to the United States Army Mine Planter Service in 1942. The ship was transferred to the U.S. Navy in 1951, placed directly into the Atlantic Reserve Fleet without being commissioned classed as the auxiliary minelayer ''ACM-15'', then reclassified minelayer, auxiliary (MMA) and named ''MMA-15'', and finally given the name ''Nausett'' without any active naval service. After being stricken from the Naval Vessel Register, the ship was transferred to different owners, and eventually was scuttled off the coast of Florida as an artificial reef and fish aggregating device. The site is currently known as the ''Thunderbolt'' Wreck, and is considered to be an excellent and challenging dive site for advanced divers. Army history USAMP ''Major General Wallace F. Randolph'' was built by Marietta Manufacturing Comp ...
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