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Four ships of the [[United States Navy]] have borne the name '''USS ''Vesuvius''''', commemorating [[Vesuvius|the Italian volcano]] located on the eastern side of the [[Bay of Naples]], whose most famous eruption, on [[24 August]] [[79]], completely destroyed the city of [[Pompeii]] and the town of [[Herculaneum]].
'''USS ''Vesuvius''''' may refer to:


*The bomb [[ketch]] [[USS Vesuvius (1806)|USS ''Vesuvius'']] operated during the [[1800s|first decade]] of the [[19th century]].
*{{USS|Vesuvius|1806}}, a bomb ketch operated during the first decade of the 19th century
*The bomb [[brig]] [[USS Vesuvius (1846)|USS ''Vesuvius'']] saw action during the [[Mexican-American War]].
*{{USS|Vesuvius|1846}}, a bomb brig saw action during the Mexican–American War
*''Tippecanoe'', a [[Canonicus class monitor|''Canonicus''-class monitor]], was renamed ''Vesuvius'' on [[15 June]] [[1869]] and subsequently renamed [[USS Wyandotte|USS ''Wyandotte'']] on [[10 August]] [[1869]].
*''Tippecanoe'', a ''Canonicus''-class monitor, was renamed ''Vesuvius'' on 15 June 1869 and subsequently renamed [[USS Wyandotte (1864)|''Wyandotte'']] on 10 August 1869
*The [[cruiser]] [[USS Vesuvius (1888)|USS ''Vesuvius'']], a unique vessel armed with pneumatic guns, bombarded [[Cuba]] during the [[Spanish-American War]].
*{{USS|Vesuvius|1888}}, a [[dynamite gun]] cruiser which bombarded Cuba during the Spanish–American War
*[[USS Vesuvius (AE-15)|USS ''Vesuvius'' (AE-15)]], an ammunition ship, saw action during [[World War II]], the [[Korean War]], and the [[Vietnam War]].
*{{USS|Vesuvius|AE-15}}, an ammunition ship that saw action during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War


The 1806 ship was named for the volcano namesake and all others named after the 1806 ship.
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Latest revision as of 16:20, 21 September 2021

USS Vesuvius may refer to:

The 1806 ship was named for the volcano namesake and all others named after the 1806 ship.