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* 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 War Between the States. |
* 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 War Between the States. |
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* 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. |
* 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. |
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* 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. |
* 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. |
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* 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 Unit Citation. |
* 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 Unit Citation. |
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Revision as of 00:33, 29 May 2008
Four United States Navy ships have been named USS Vincennes, after the town of Vincennes, Indiana, site of an important Patriot victory in the American Revolution.
- The first Vincennes 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 War Between the States.
- The second Vincennes (CA-44) was a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1937 and lost in the World War II Battle of Savo Island with 2 Battle Stars awarded.
- The third Vincennes (CL-64) was a light cruiser commissioned in 1944 and active in the war, and decommissioned in 1946 with 6 Battle Stars awarded.
- The fourth Vincennes (CG-49) is a guided missile cruiser commissioned 1985 and known for shooting down an Iranian airliner (Iran Air Flight 655, of flag carrier Iran Air) in 1988. She has now been decommissioned with 1 Unit Citation.
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