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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 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 Civil War.
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 Combat Action Ribbon awarded.

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]].
-* 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]].
+* 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]].
-* 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.
-* 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.
-* 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.
+* 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.
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