Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Artemis after Artemis, the Olympian goddess known to the Romans as Diana.
- USS Artemis (SP-593), was a patrol craft commissioned on 17 October 1917.
- USS Artemis (ID-2187), was in commission April—October 1919.
- USS Artemis (AKA-21), an attack cargo ship and lead ship of her class was laid down on 23 November 1943 and launched on 20 May 1944.
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