USS Hyperion
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USS Hyperion

1943 Crater-class cargo ship


Country of Registry
United States
Manufacturer
Permanente Metals
Operator
United States Navy
Vessel Type
liberty ship, Crater-class cargo ship
Decommissioning Date
November 16, 1945

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The USS Hyperion was a proposed design for a United States Navy ship in the late 19th century that ultimately was never built. It was intended to be a double-turret monitor, a type of warship characterized by its heavy armor and large-caliber guns. The design featured two turrets, each housing a pair of 15-inch guns, making it a formidable vessel for its time. The construction of the USS Hyperion was authorized by Congress in 1888, but due to various delays and changing priorities within the Navy, the project was eventually cancelled in 1891 before any work could begin. The proposed ship was named after Hyperion, a figure from Greek mythology associated with light and the sun. Despite never being built, the USS Hyperion represents an interesting chapter in the history of naval warfare and the evolution of ship design in the late 19th century.

This description has been generated using GPT-3.5-TURBO based on the Vessel's wikidata information and then modified by ShipIndex.org staff.

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