USS ''Electra'' has been the name of two ships in the service of the
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
. Both ships are named after
the star Electra, which in turn is named for
Electra
Electra (; grc, Ήλέκτρα) is one of the most popular mythological characters in tragedies.Evans (1970), p. 79 She is the main character in two Greek tragedies, '' Electra'' by Sophocles and '' Electra'' by Euripides. She is also the centra ...
the daughter of
Agamemnon and
Clytemnestra in Greek mythology.
* , a
barque purchased by the navy in 1847
* , an launched in 1941
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United States Navy ship names