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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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 '''USS ''Vincennes''''' may refer to:
-*{{USS|Vincennes|1826}}, was an 18-gun [[sloop-of-war]] commissioned in 1826 and sold in 1867
+* {{USS|Vincennes|1826}}, was an 18-gun [[sloop-of-war]] commissioned in 1826 and sold in 1867
-*{{USS|Vincennes|CA-44}}, was a [[heavy cruiser]] commissioned in 1937 and lost in the [[Battle of Savo Island]] in 1942
+* {{USS|Vincennes|CA-44}}, was a {{sclass|New Orleans|cruiser}} commissioned in 1937 and lost in the [[Battle of Savo Island]] in 1942
-*{{USS|Vincennes|CL-64}} was a [[light cruiser]] commissioned in 1944 and decommissioned in 1946
+* {{USS|Vincennes|CL-64}} was a {{sclass|Cleveland|cruiser|1}} commissioned in 1944 and decommissioned in 1946
-*{{USS|Vincennes|CG-49}} was a [[guided missile cruiser]] commissioned in 1985 and known for shooting down an [[Iran Air Flight 655|Iranian airliner]] in 1988. She was decommissioned in 2005.
+* {{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;"
-Not to be confused with [[USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)]].
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+! font style="font-size: 80%" |Memorial to the three 20th century ships named ''Vincennes'', in [[Vincennes, Indiana]]
-{{Shipindex}}
+|}
+<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}}
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 [[Category:United States Navy ship names]]
-[[Category:United States Navy Indiana-related ships]]