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USS Vincennes may refer to:

USS Vincennes (1826), was an 18-gun sloop-of-war commissioned in 1826 and sold in 1867
USS Vincennes (CA-44), was a New Orleans-class cruiser commissioned in 1937 and lost in the Battle of Savo Island in 1942
USS Vincennes (CL-64) was a Cleveland-class cruiser commissioned in 1944 and decommissioned in 1946
USS Vincennes (CG-49) was a Ticonderoga-class cruiser commissioned in 1985 and decommissioned in 2005 primarily known for the shooting down of Iran Air Flight 655 in 1988 which killed all 290 on board.

Memorial to the three 20th century ships named Vincennes, in Vincennes, Indiana

USS Vincennes (CA-44)
USS Vincennes (CL-64)
USS Vincennes (CG-49)

This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.

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-Four [[United States Navy]] ships have been named '''USS ''Vincennes''''', after the town of [[Vincennes, Indiana]], site of an important [[Patriot (American Revolution)|Patriot]] [[Battle of Vincennes|victory]] in the [[American Revolution]].
+'''USS ''Vincennes''''' may refer to:
-* The first {{USS|Vincennes|1826|2}} was an 18-gun [[sloop-of-war]] commissioned in 1826, the first U.S. Navy vessel to circumnavigate the globe. She later served as a blockade ship during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].
+* {{USS|Vincennes|1826}}, was an 18-gun [[sloop-of-war]] commissioned in 1826 and sold in 1867
-* The second {{USS|Vincennes|CA-44|3}} was a [[heavy cruiser]] commissioned in 1937 and lost in the [[World War II]] [[Battle of Savo Island]] with 2 Battle Stars awarded.
+* {{USS|Vincennes|CA-44}}, was a {{sclass|New Orleans|cruiser}} commissioned in 1937 and lost in the [[Battle of Savo Island]] in 1942
-* The third {{USS|Vincennes|CL-64|3}} was a [[light cruiser]] commissioned in 1944 and active in the war, and decommissioned in 1946 with 6 Battle Stars awarded.
+* {{USS|Vincennes|CL-64}} was a {{sclass|Cleveland|cruiser|1}} commissioned in 1944 and decommissioned in 1946
-* The fourth {{USS|Vincennes|CG-49|3}} is a [[guided missile cruiser]] commissioned 1985 and known for shooting down an [[Iran]]ian [[airliner]] ([[Iran Air Flight 655]], of flag carrier [[Iran Air]]) in 1988. She has now been decommissioned with 1 Combat Action Ribbon awarded.
+* {{USS|Vincennes|CG-49}} was a {{sclass|Ticonderoga|cruiser|1}} commissioned in 1985 and decommissioned in 2005 primarily known for the shooting down of [[Iran Air Flight 655]] in 1988 which killed all 290 on board.
+{| class="Infobox" style="float: center; border: solid #000000 1px;"
-{{shipindex|name= Vincennes, USS}}
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+! font style="font-size: 80%" |Memorial to the three 20th century ships named ''Vincennes'', in [[Vincennes, Indiana]]
+|}
+<gallery>
+File:USS Vincennes (CA-44) memorial.jpg|USS ''Vincennes'' (CA-44)
+File:USS Vincennes (CL-64) marker.jpg|USS ''Vincennes'' (CL-64)
+USS Vincennes (CG-49) marker.jpg|USS ''Vincennes'' (CG-49)
+</gallery>
+{{Ship index}}
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Vincennes}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Vincennes, Uss}}
 [[Category:United States Navy ship names]]
-[[Category:United States Navy Indiana-related ships]]
-[[de:USS Vincennes]]
-[[pl:USS Vincennes]]