 two ships in the united states navy have been named uss effingham: * the  :frigate under construction for the continental navy, but burned before she ever saw service. named for thomas howard, 3rd earl of effingham - an english nobleman who resigned his commission rather than fight an unjust war against the american colonists. * the  :transport used during world war ii, and named for effingham county, georgia and effingham county, illinois.  
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