USS Anzio
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named Anzio, in memory of the World War II landings at Anzio.
- The USS Anzio (CVE-57), was an escort aircraft carrier originally commissioned as Coral Sea in August 1943 and renamed Anzio in September 1944.
- The USS Anzio (CG-68), is a guided missile cruiser commissioned 1992, and currently on active service.
Sources
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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