USS Bataan

Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Bataan, after the Bataan Peninsula, the scene of the Battle of Bataan in 1942 in the Philippines.


 * USS Bataan (CVL-29), was a light aircraft carrier that served in both World War II and the Korean War.
 * USS Bataan (LHD-5), is an amphibious assault ship commissioned in 1997 and currently on active service.