Sea Scout Ship names

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Sea Scout Ships have had names as well as numbers since the 1920s. The BSA national office maintained a registry of Ship names until 1949 when Sea Scouting was absorbed into the Exploring program. The following is the earliest published listing of Ship names from March 15, 1919:

S.S.S. Abraham Lincoln (New York, NY) S.S.S. Albatross (Meriden, CT) S.S.S. Alert (Meriden, CT) S.S.S. Barry (Springfield, MA) S.S.S. Bon Homme Richard (New York, NY) S.S.S. Constitution (Queens, NY) S.S.S. Constitution II (Pittsburgh, PA) S.S.S. Edward Bringhurst (Wilmington, DE) S.S.S. Emily (Philadelphia, PA) S.S.S. Eugene (Lake Tahoe, CA) S.S.S. Farragut (Springfield, MA) S.S.S. Foam (Chicago, IL) S.S.S. Fontenelle (Omaha, NE) S.S.S. George Washington (New York, NY) S.S.S. Hartford (Hartford, CT)

S.S.S. Liliuokalani (Honolulu, HI) S.S.S. Mark Twain (Moline, IL) S.S.S. Michigan (Detroit, MI) S.S.S. Minnesota (Duluth, MN) S.S.S. Monitor (Queens, NY) S.S.S. Monocacy (Bethlehem, PA) S.S.S. Onondaga (Syracuse, NY) S.S.S. Paul Jones (New York, NY) S.S.S. Paul Jones II (Ashland, KY) S.S.S. Pennsylvania (Wilkinsburg, PA) S.S.S. Perry (Buffalo, NY) S.S.S. Ranger (New York, NY) S.S.S. Southport (Kenosha, WI) S.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (Quincy, MA) S.S.S. Youngstown (Youngstown, OH)

The following is an alphabetical list of Ship names registered with the Sea Scout Support Committee as of December 1^st, 2002. This list is updated semi-annually on the Sea Scouts BSA website.

S.S.S. Adam Hyler (Staten Island, NY)
S.S.S. Admiral H.O. Dunn (Westerly, RI)
S.S.S. Adventure (Gloucester, MA)
S.S.S. Adventurer (Five Points, AL)
S.S.S. Albatross (Martinez, CA)
S.S.S. Albatross (Simi Valley, CA)
S.S.S. Albert J. Mackie (Bronx, NY)
S.S.S. Archangel (Holladay, UT)
S.S.S. Arcturus (Westover, WV)
S.S.S. Argo (Houston, TX)
S.S.S. Argo (Brigham City, UT)
S.S.S. Argo (Bellevue, WA)
S.S.S. Argus (Newport Beach, CA)
S.S.S. Armada (Chicago, IL)
S.S.S. Asheville (Asheville, NC)
S.S.S. Bach-Dang (Dorchester, MA)
S.S.S. Bainbridge (Pittsburgh, PA)
S.S.S. Banshee (Modesto, CA)
S.S.S. Barclay Stephens (Alameda, CA)
S.S.S. Barracuda (Glen Cove, NY)
S.S.S. Bay Breezin' (Havre de Grace, MD)
S.S.S. BB-35 "Texas" (Pasadena, TX)
S.S.S. Beaver (Tigard, OR)
S.S.S. Belews Lake (Stokesdale, NC)
S.S.S. Belmonster (Redwood City, CA)
S.S.S. Black Prince (Canoga Park, CA)
S.S.S. Blueback (Clackamas, OR)
S.S.S. Brisbane Star (Brisbane, CA)
S.S.S. Buccaneer (Mission Viejo, CA)
S.S.S. Buffalo (Meridan, ID)
S.S.S. Carolina Cruisers (Elizabeth City, NC)
S.S.S. Celebration (Norwalk, CT)
S.S.S. Challenge (Chicago, IL)
S.S.S. Challenger (Redwood City, CA)
S.S.S. Charles N. Curtis (Tacoma, WA)
S.S.S. Chaser (Napa, CA)
S.S.S. Chasseur (Manchester, MD)
S.S.S. Cheyenne (Miami, FL)
S.S.S. City of Roses (Portland, OR)
S.S.S. Clewless Wonder (Everett, WA)
S.S.S. Columbia Ranger (Columbia, MD)
S.S.S. Commodore Sidney H. Bliss (Zenda, WI)
S.S.S. Compass Rose (Petaluma, CA)
S.S.S. Conqueror (Long Beach, CA)
S.S.S. Conquest (Lakewood, CA)
S.S.S. Conquest (Shawnee (OK)
S.S.S. Coraggio (Hinsdale, IL)
S.S.S. Corn Island Pirates (Jeffersonville, IN)
S.S.S. Corsair (San Francisco, CA)
S.S.S. Crews' Inn (Wayne, NJ)
S.S.S. Crusader (West Haverstraw, NY)
S.S.S. Cthulhu (Tucson, AZ)
S.S.S. Decatur (Hillsboro, OR)
S.S.S. Deep Six (Orem, UT)
S.S.S. Del Mar (Costa Mesa, CA)
S.S.S. Delavana (Delavan, WI)
S.S.S. Denis Sullivan (Milwaukee, WI)
S.S.S. Desert Dolphin (Albuquerque, NM)
S.S.S. Devilfish (Sandy, UT)
S.S.S. Dhuha (Chesapeake, VA)
S.S.S. Dirigo (Portland, ME)
S.S.S. Discovery (Blounts Creek, NC)
S.S.S. Discovery (Stafford, VA)
S.S.S. Discovery (Bellingham, WA)
S.S.S. Dolphin (San Francisco, CA)
S.S.S. Dragon (Arlington, VA)
S.S.S. Dragon (Vancouver, WA)
S.S.S. Eagle (Susanville, CA)
S.S.S. Eagle (Boca Raton, FL)
S.S.S. Edison Fareira (Philadelphia, PA)
S.S.S. Edwin Binney (Fort Pierce, FL)
S.S.S. Elder Spirit (Tumwater, WA)
S.S.S. Empire State (New York, NY)
S.S.S. Endeavour (Canoga Park, CA)
S.S.S. Endeavour (Benicia, CA)
S.S.S. Enduring Freedom (San Diego, CA)
S.S.S. Enterprise (Hudson, FL)
S.S.S. Enterprise (Port Canaveral, FL)
S.S.S. Enterprise (Marengo, IL)
S.S.S. Escape Velocity (Hopkinton, MA)
S.S.S. Explorer (Hainesport, NJ)
S.S.S. Falcon (Port Townsend, WA)
S.S.S. Fandango (Lake Jackson, TX)
S.S.S. Far Cry (Humble, TX)
S.S.S. Farallon (El Cerrito, CA)
S.S.S. Fearless (Severna Park, MD)
S.S.S. Felisi (San Diego, CA)
S.S.S. Fiesta Island (San Diego, CA)
S.S.S. Fighting Ram (Philadelphia, PA)
S.S.S. Figment (Wilmington, DE)
S.S.S. Fireboat Duwamish (Seattle, WA)
S.S.S. Flaming Waters (Roseburg, OR)
S.S.S. Flying Cloud (Buringame, CA)
S.S.S. Flying Cloud (Astoria, OR)
S.S.S. Freedom (Concord, TN)
S.S.S. Freshwater Explorer (Cincinnati, OH)
S.S.S. Friendship (Cleveland, GA)
S.S.S. Gail & Gloria Gartz (Walworth, WI)
S.S.S. Genesis (Lakeport, CA)
S.S.S. Genesis (Gresham, OR)
S.S.S. Golden Hind (Crockett, CA)
S.S.S. Grand Explorer (Redondo Beach, CA)
S.S.S. Green Lantern (Bronx, NY)
S.S.S. Greensboro (Greensboro, NC)
S.S.S. Griffin (Sheboygan, WI)
S.S.S. Gryphon (Redwood City, CA)
S.S.S. Gunnell (Cape Girardeau, MO)
S.S.S. Hathor (Fontana, WI)
S.S.S. Helena (Fort Harrison, MT)
S.S.S. Henry (Hampton, IL)
S.S.S. Hornet (Dana Point, CA)
S.S.S. Hurricane (Vacaville, CA)
S.S.S. Indefatigable (Westlake, OH)
S.S.S. Independence (Independence, MO)
S.S.S. Indomitable (Bay Village, OH)
S.S.S. Intrepid (Palo Alto, CA)
S.S.S. Intrepid (Reseda, CA)
S.S.S. Intrepid (Tyler, TX)
S.S.S. Intrepid (Draper, UT)
S.S.S. Invincible (Houston, TX)
S.S.S. Invincible (Milwaukee, WI)
S.S.S. Islander (Pacific Palisades, CA)
S.S.S. Joe Davis, Jr. (New York, NY)
S.S.S. John T. Halpin (Bronx, NY)
S.S.S. Jolly Roger (Houston, TX)
S.S.S. Juan de Fuca (Port Angeles, WA)
S.S.S. Juggernaut (Raleigh, NC)
S.S.S. Jupiter (Plano, TX)
S.S.S. Kelcema (Edmonds, WA)
S.S.S. Kokopelli (Clifton, CO)
S.S.S. Konocti Phoenix (Kelseyville, CA)
S.S.S. La Nitra (Moss Landing, CA)
S.S.S. Legacy (American Fork, UT)
S.S.S. Legionaire (Springfield, VA)
S.S.S. Legionnaire (Rockford, IL)
S.S.S. Lelawi Schawanachen (Pelham, AL)
S.S.S. Leviathan (Tempe, AZ)
S.S.S. Liahona (Pitman, NJ)
S.S.S. Liberty (West Sacramento, CA)
S.S.S. Lift Off (Alvin, TX)
S.S.S. Longrider (Ashton, MD)
S.S.S. Lookout (Beaufort, NC)
S.S.S. Lotus (Webster, NY)
S.S.S. Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan (Pearson, WI)
S.S.S. Manatee (Fort Worth, TX)
S.S.S. Mariner (Dana Point, CA)
S.S.S. Maverick (Duluth, GA)
S.S.S. Merlin (Warren, OH)
S.S.S. Miami (Miami, FL)
S.S.S. Midway (Athens, GA)
S.S.S. Minerva (Wethersfield, CT)
S.S.S. Mischief (San Francisco, CA)
S.S.S. Missouri (Saint Louis, MO)
S.S.S. Morning Star (Palo Alto, CA)
S.S.S. Morning Star (Sepulveda, CA)
S.S.S. Mystic (Laguna Beach, CA)
S.S.S. Mystic Yankee (Winnetka, CA)
S.S.S. Neptune (West Sacramento, CA)
S.S.S. Neptune (Chicago, IL)
S.S.S. Neptune (Anacortes, WA)
S.S.S. Neptune's Mariners (Huntsville, AL)
S.S.S. Nesika Tahmahnawis (Burlington, WA)
S.S.S. Nobska (Falmouth, MA)
S.S.S. Noholoa (Norfolk, VA)
S.S.S. North Star (New Milford, PA)
S.S.S. Northland (Berkeley, CA)
S.S.S. Not By Bread Alone (Bridgeport, CT)
S.S.S. Odin (Seattle, WA)
S.S.S. Odyssey (El Cerrito, CA)
S.S.S. Odyssey (Tacoma, WA)
S.S.S. Old Ironsides (South Amboy, NJ)
S.S.S. Orca (La Conner, WA)
S.S.S. Oregon (Newport, OR)
S.S.S. Oregonian (Salem, OR)
S.S.S. Orion (Santa Rosa, CA)
S.S.S. Orion (Wilmette, IL)
S.S.S. Osprey (Forest Hill, MD)
S.S.S. Paper Ship (Chicago, IL)
S.S.S. Passage 2 (Charleston, MD)
S.S.S. Pegasus (San Francisco, CA)
S.S.S. Pegasus (Minneapolis, MN)
S.S.S. Pequot (Point Pleasant Beach, NJ)
S.S.S. Philenape (Philadelphia, PA)
S.S.S. Polaris (Yuba City, CA)
S.S.S. Polaris (Philadelphia, PA)
S.S.S. Poseidon's Fury (Wichita, KS)
S.S.S. Privateer (Chicago, IL)
S.S.S. Propeller (Seattle, WA)
S.S.S. Pudelduque (Tucson, AZ)
S.S.S. Pursuit (Snellville, GA)
S.S.S. QE-22 (Buffalo, NY)
S.S.S. Quascilla (Morro Bay, CA)
S.S.S. Queen Anne's Revenge (Vero Beach, FL)
S.S.S. Queen Ann's Revenge (Greenville, NC)
S.S.S. Quntana Seas (Texas City, TX)
S.S.S. R.E. Gillespie (Olympia, WA)
S.S.S. Racine Yacht Club (Racine, WI)
S.S.S. Raider (Beckley, WV)
S.S.S. Ranger (West New York, NJ)
S.S.S. Ranger (Portland, OR)
S.S.S. Ranger (Philadelphia, PA)
S.S.S. Ranger (Bensalem, PA)
S.S.S. Rapic (Chicago, IL)
S.S.S. Raven (Henderson, NV)
S.S.S. Ravenswood (Portland, CT)
S.S.S. Red Cloud (Chicago, IL)
S.S.S. Relaxation (Suffolk, VA)
S.S.S. Reliance (Stockton, CA)
S.S.S. Rings Island Rowing Club (Salisbury, MA)
S.S.S. Risky Business (Williamsburg, VA)
S.S.S. Robert E. Lee (Meadows Place, TX)
S.S.S. Rock Aqua Jays (Janesville, WI)
S.S.S. Sail With The Compass (Tempe, AZ)
S.S.S. San Jacinto (Houston, TX)
S.S.S. San Jacinto (Lockhart, TX)
S.S.S. Sand Shark (Sierra Vista, AZ)
S.S.S. Sargasso (Tucker, GA)
S.S.S. Scarab (Shelton, WA)
S.S.S. Scurvy Chaser (Midlothian, VA)
S.S.S. Sea Dart II (Rahway, NJ)
S.S.S. Sea Devil (Bowie, MD)
S.S.S. Sea Dogs (Glendale, CA)
S.S.S. Sea Dragon (Danville, VA)
S.S.S. Sea Eagle (San Mateo, CA)
S.S.S. Sea Eagle (Avenue, MD)
S.S.S. Sea Fox (Alameda, CA)
S.S.S. Sea Hawk (Moraga, CA)
S.S.S. Sea Hawks (Fountain Valley, CA)
S.S.S. Sea Horse (Suisun, CA)
S.S.S. Sea Lion (Waterport, NY)
S.S.S. Sea Monkey (Boston, MA)
S.S.S. Sea Prowler (West Sacramento, CA)
S.S.S. Sea Raptor (Slidell, LA)
S.S.S. Sea Spray (Norwood, PA)
S.S.S. Sea Star (Seattle, WA)
S.S.S. Sea Urchin (Kailua-Kona, HI)
S.S.S. Sea Witch (Antioch, CA)
S.S.S. Sea Witch (Quincy, MA)
S.S.S. Seahorse (Rahway, NJ)
S.S.S. Seawolf (Miami, FL)
S.S.S. Seawolf (Eugene, OR)
S.S.S. Seawolf (La Crosse, WI)
S.S.S. SeaWolf ADS 444 (LaGrange, NC)
S.S.S. Sesame Sailors (Cartersville, GA)
S.S.S. Shadow Fax (Seattle, WA)
S.S.S. Sierra (Sonora, CA)
S.S.S. Siren Song (Stockton, CA)
S.S.S. Sky Bird (Lakewood, CA)
S.S.S. SNAFU (Saint Clair Shores, MI)
S.S.S. Snapdragon (Swansboro, NC)
S.S.S. Soaring Dolphin (Lake Forest, CA)
S.S.S. Spartans (Lancaster, CA)
S.S.S. Sphinx (Fort Atkinson, WI)
S.S.S. Spirit of Gilwell (Tiburon, CA)
S.S.S. Spirit of Texas (Houston, TX)
S.S.S. St. George's Dragon (Baltimore, MD)
S.S.S. Steeves (Santa Cruz, CA)
S.S.S. Sunsail (Portland, OR)
S.S.S. Syzygy Witness (Kenosha, WI)
S.S.S. Tallapoosa (Roanoke, AL)
S.S.S. The Nike (Houston, TX)
S.S.S. Tigershark (Austin, TX)
S.S.S. Tim Sheldon (Lake Geneva, WI)
S.S.S. Titus (Le Claire, IA)
S.S.S. Tomahawk (Concord, NC)
S.S.S. Trident (Great Lakes, IL)
S.S.S. Triton (Fountain Valley, CA)
S.S.S. Triton (Pearland, TX)
S.S.S. TS Resilience (Trenton, FL)
S.S.S. Tsunami! (League City, TX)
S.S.S. Tuolumne (Modesto, CA)
S.S.S. Twin Rivers Veterans (Easton, PA)
S.S.S. Typhoon (Southport, CT)
S.S.S. U.S.C.G. Sea Scout Ship (Duluth, MN)
S.S.S. U.S.S. Hawk (Michigan City, IN)
S.S.S. Verite (Gig Harbor, WA)
S.S.S. Victory (Yorktown, VA)
S.S.S. Vigilant (East Elmhurst, NY)
S.S.S. Viking (San Francisco, CA)
S.S.S. Viking (Stratford, CT)
S.S.S. Viking (Miami, FL)
S.S.S. Viking (APO, AE)
S.S.S. Viking (Port Arthur, TX)
S.S.S. Vixen (Seattle, WA)
S.S.S. Volunteer (Yorba Linda, CA)
S.S.S. Volunteer 5 (Long Beach, CA)
S.S.S. Voyageur (Portland, OR)
S.S.S. Walter E. Scott (Albuquerque, NM)
S.S.S. Warrior NSY-31 (Stockton, CA)
S.S.S. Washington River Rats (Washington, MO)
S.S.S. Westwind (Orange, CA)
S.S.S. Wind Dancer (Cross Plains, WI)
S.S.S. Windfall (Lancaster, PA)
S.S.S. Wisconsin (Norfolk, VA)
S.S.S. Yankee (Eureka, CA)
S.S.S. Yankee Clipper (Milford, CT)
S.S.S. Yankee Clipper (Seattle, WA)
S.S.S. Yorkshire (York, PA)
S.S.S. Yorktown (York, PA)