USS Cheng Ho
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USS Cheng Ho (IX-52) (also written Chengho), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy of that name, which was given to her by her civilian owner for Zheng He, the Chinese admiral and explorer.
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United States | |
Name | USS Cheng Ho |
Namesake | Cheng Ho |
Builder | Ah King Shipways, Hong Kong |
Launched | October 1939 |
Acquired | by purchase, 14 July 1941 |
Commissioned | 23 July 1941 |
Stricken | 25 February 1946 |
Honors and awards | 1 battle star (Pearl Harbor) |
Fate | Beached for scrapping |
General characteristics | |
Type | Motor yacht |
Length | 90 ft (27 m) |
Beam | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
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