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USS ''Rush'' has been the name of more than one
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 ...
ship, and may refer to: * , a patrol boat commissioned in 1917 and wrecked later the same year * , a
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cutter commissioned in 1927 which served in the United States Navy as a patrol craft from 1941 to 1946 and was decommissioned in 1947. While folklore claims this ship's name led to the expression "get there before the rush," the phrase actually dates back at least to 1896, and seems unrelated to earlier revenue cutters as well.


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* , revenue cutters of the United States Revenue-Marine (1790–1894) and United States Revenue Cutter Service (1894–1915) * , cutters of the United States Coast Guard * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rush, USS United States Navy ship names