USS Echo (IX-95), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the nymph Echo. A sailing scow, she was used as a supply ship in the South Pacific from 1942 to 1944.

Mar 23, 2022 · Echo, a scow of New Zealand registry built in 1892, was transferred to the U.S. Navy under Reverse Lend Lease from New Zealand; and, classifried as an auxiliary, miscellaneous (IX), IX-95, was...

She was Lend-Leased to the U.S. Navy in 1942 as USS Echo (IX-95) and returned in 1944. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 84194 . Courtesy Shiscribe.com

In 1943, U.S. Navy Lieutenant Rip Crandall, an expert yachtsman in civilian life, is based at Townsville, in Australia. He is surprised to be assigned command of a sailing ship, the USS Echo, a unique ship in the Pacific Fleet.

The 1960 film "The Wackiest Ship in the Army", a fictional story based on the real-life sailing vessel USS Echo, was filmed on the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i, and at Pearl Harbor Naval Station...

Echo (IX-95), a scow of New Zealand registry, wag built in 1892, transferred to the Navy under reverse lend lease from New Zealand; and commissioned 4 November 1942, Ensign M. C. Riddle in command. Sailing from Auckland, New Zealand, 11 November 1942, Echo delivered cargo at Noumea en route to Efate in the New Hebrides.

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The Wackiest Ship in the Army: Directed by Richard Murphy. With Jack Lemmon, Ricky Nelson, John Lund, Chips Rafferty. During WW2, Lt. Rip Crandall, who was a yachtsman before the war, takes command of the USS Echo, a sailing ship, for a secret mission in waters patrolled by Japanese warships.

USS Echo (IX-95), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the nymph Echo. A sailing scow, she was used as a supply ship in the South Pacific from 1942 to 1944.