Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS La Salle, after Rene Robert Chevalier de La Salle.

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The United States steam merchant ship D/S La Salle built in 1920 was sunk by German submarine U-159 on 7 November 1942 during World War II near the Cape of Good Hope, Africa. None of the 60 crew and personnel survived.[1]


References

  1. "WRECKSITE - LA SALLE CARGO SHIP 1920-1942". www.wrecksite.eu.
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