USS Rainier

USS Rainier has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:

USS Rainier (1917), a schooner in commission as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919
USS Rainier (AE-5), an ammunition ship in commission from 1941 to 1946 and from 1951 to 1970
USS Rainier (AOE-7), a fast combat support ship commissioned in 1995, decommissioned in 2003, and transferred to the Military Sealift Command as USNS Rainier (T-AOE-7).

Rainier a World War II T2 tanker completed on 24 March 1944. Built by Swan Island. After World War II sold to private company in 1948. Converted to bulker cargo ship in 1962. Was wrecked and lost in 1965.

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