Instruct: Given a premise, retrieve hypotheses that are entailed by the premise.
Query: USS "Spence" (DD-512), a Fletcher class destroyer, was laid down on 18 May 1942 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 27 October 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Eben Learned; and commissioned on 8 January 1943, Lieutenant Commander H. J. Armstrong in command. The ship was named for Robert T. Spence, superintendent of the construction of USS "Ontario" (1813), and captain of USS "Cyane" (1815).
USS "Spence" is a Fletcher class destroyer.
The ship was later renamed.
USS Christopher was a cannon destroyer
The USS "Buncombe County" is now a ferry vessel.
USS "Yorktown" (Gunboat No. 1/PG-11) was lead ship of her class
The battle of Yorktown has been honored by the naming of US Navy Ships
Laurence is an active British naval officer
USS "Scott" was used in battle
USS "Yorktown" (Gunboat No. 1/PG-1) was lead ship of her class so she was the most popular and many people used it
USS "Yorktown" (Gunboat No. 0/PG-1) was lead ship of her class
USS "Yorktown" (Gunboat No. 5/PG-1) was lead ship of her class
USS Christopher was built for the US navy
Sir Edward Spragge was a master ship builder
The HMS West Florida, was a British ship
USS "Yorktown" (Gunboat No. 11/PG-1) was lead ship of her class
USS "Yorktown" (Gunboat No. 3/PG-1) was lead ship of her class
USS "Scott" was named for the commander's grandfather.
USS "Yorktown" (Gunboat No. 1/PG-2) was lead ship of her class
The USS Elrod is named after a Navy Captain.
The USS Spence launched in 1942. 
USS "Yorktown" (Gunboat No. 4/PG-1) was lead ship of her class
Puritan was commissioned and part of the US Navy
Lieutenant Commander H.J. Armstrong was nervous on January 8 1943.
Robert T. Spence served as captain of at least 2 ships.
Spence died in 1942