Humboldt - Ships

Ships

  • Alexander von Humboldt (ship), a German tall ship
  • USS Humboldt (AVP-21), a United States Navy seaplane tender in commission from 1941 to 1947
  • USCGC Humboldt (WAVP-372), later WHEC-372, a United States Coast Guard cutter in commission from 1949 to 1969
  • Humboldt (steamer), an 1896 wooden steamer on the Alaska route, that also sailed between Los Angeles and San Francisco

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