USS Pontiac may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy: , was a side-wheel gunboat launched in 1863 and sold in 1867 , was laid down as Right Arm in 1891 and purchased by the US Navy in 1898; sold in 1922 , was originally Pioneer built in 1883, chartered by the US Navy in 1918 and returned to the owner the same year , was a refrigerator ship built in 1937, chartered by the US Navy in 1942 and returned to the Maritime Commission in 1945 , was a large harbor tugboat launched in 1960 and struck from the Naval Vessel Register in 1992 United States Navy ship names