Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS ''Hatteras'' for Hatteras Island or Hatteras Inlet on the coast of North Carolina, and a third ship that was cancelled prior to construction was also to have borne the name:
* , a steamer purchased in 1861, which served during the American Civil War and was sunk by CSS ''Alabama'' in January 1863
* , purchased in 1917, served as a cargo ship during World War I, and decommissioned in 1919
* , a ''Barnegat''-class small seaplane tender that was canceled in 1943, prior to construction
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United States Navy ship names