USS Saipan

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Italic title prefixed Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Saipan, after the Battle of Saipan, one of the Northern Mariana Islands that was a scene of heavy fighting in World War II.

• The first Template:USS was commissioned as a light aircraft carrier in 1946, converted to the command ship Arlington (AGMR-2) and recommissioned in 1966, serving until 1970.
• The second Template:USS was an amphibious assault ship commissioned 1977 and decommissioned 20 April 2007.