- USS Kearsarge
Five ships of the
United States Navy have been named USS "Kearsarge". The first was named forMount Kearsarge and the later ones were named in honor of the first.*USS|Kearsarge|1861, was a sloop of war launched 11 September 1861, fought in the American Civil War and was wrecked off Central America 2 February 1894
*USS|Kearsarge|BB-5, was a battleship launched 24 March 1898, sailed with the Great White Fleet, participated in WWI and WWII then sold for scrapping 9 August 1955*USS|Kearsarge|CV-12, was an sclass|Essex|aircraft carrier renamed "Hornet" prior to launch
*USS|Kearsarge|CV-33, was a long-hulled "Essex"-class aircraft carrier, launched 5 May 1945, served in the Korean War and Vietnam War then scrapped in 1974
*USS|Kearsarge|LHD-3, is a sclass|Wasp|amphibious assault ship commissioned in 1993 and remains Ship fate box active in service
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