USS Rabaul

USS Rabaul (CVE/CVHE/AKV-21) was a Commencement Bay-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was delivered on 30 August 1946, but never commissioned. After spending 26 years in reserve, she was scrapped in 1973.

USS New Mexico

One ship and one submarine of the United States Navy have been named USS New Mexico in honor of the state of New Mexico.USS New Mexico (BB-40) was the lead ship of her class of battleship, commissioned in 1918 and struck in 1947. USS New Mexico (SSN

USS Chicago

Four United States Navy ships have been named USS Chicago, after the city of Chicago, Illinois.USS Chicago was a protected cruiser launched in 1885 and active in World War I as a submarine tender, then a barracks ship, finally being renamed Alton in 1928

USS La Salle (AP-102)

The first USS La Salle (AP-102) of the United States Navy was the lead ship of her class of transport ships in use during the latter part of World War II

USS Detroit

USS Detroit may refer to:USS Detroit (1813), a 20-gun ship captured from the British during the Battle of Lake Erie, 10 September 1813, laid up almost immediately, and sold in 1825. Detroit, a screw steamer, was laid down at the New York Navy Yard in 1865

HMS Enterprise (A71)

The ninth HMS Enterprise of the Royal Navy was an Echo-class inshore survey ship built by M.W. Blackmore & Sons of Bideford and commissioned in 1959

USS Virginia (1776)

The first USS Virginia was a 28-gun sailing frigate of the Continental Navy, a ship with a short and unfortunate career

USS Washington (1814)

USS Washington was a ship of the line of the United States Navy

Samuel Leech

Samuel Leech (1798–1848) was a young sailor in the Royal Navy and the United States Navy during the War of 1812. He became notable as one of very few who wrote an account of his experiences, titled, in the manner of the time, Thirty Years from Home, or

USS Hancock

Several ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Hancock or USS John Hancock, in honor of patriot and statesman John Hancock.USS Hancock (1775) was the former schooner Speedwell, one of a small flotilla hired in October 1775. She was declared

Fundamental principles recognized by the laws of the Republic

In France, the fundamental principles recognized by the laws of the Republic are certain principles identified by the Constitutional Council and the Council of State as having constitutional force