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USS Vincennes

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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.

Not to be confused with USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70).

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