USS Protector may refer to the following ships: USS Protector was a Continental Navy frigate captured by the British in May 1781. was a full-rigged ship. USS Protector was the planned name for the monitor ; name changed while the ship was still on the stocks was commissioned 28 December 1943; performed salvage and diving operations during much of her career; decommissioned on 15 May 1946 was laid down as the Liberty ship SS Warren P. Marks; commissioned as the Protector 20 February 1957; operated off the United States Eastern Seaboard until her decommissioning 28 July 1965 Citations United States Navy ship names