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2nd Mar 2011, 15:23

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Is there really a USS Ponce?

Yes, USS Ponce (LPD-15) is an amphibious transport dock vessel, named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon.

The word 'ponce' does not have the same meaning in the US as it does in English.