USS Elk (IX-115), an Armadillo-class tanker designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the elk, a large deer of the northern forests of Europe, Asia, and North America.
The USS Elk (IX-115), an Armadillo-class tanker, is the second US Navy vessel to bear the name "elk," which refers to a large deer species inhabiting the northern forests of Europe, Asia, and North America.