USS Hermitage

Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Hermitage, in honor of The Hermitage, President Andrew Jackson's famed estate just outside of Nashville, Tenn.

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United States Navy - The Hermitage - Andrew Jackson - Nashville, Tenn.

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• The first, Hermitage (AP-54), was a troop transport, launched in 1925 as the Italian liner SS Conte Biancamano. She was interned, renamed, and commissioned in 1942. Hermitage was returned to the Italian Government in 1947.
• The second, Hermitage (LSD-34), was a Thomaston-class dock landing ship, launched in 1956 and transferred to Brazil in 1989. She served in the Brazilian Navy as Ceara (C-30).