USS Albany

Five United States Navy ships have borne the name Albany, after Albany, the capital of New York.

* The USS|Albany|1846, was a 22-gun sloop-of-war commissioned in 1846 and lost at sea in 1854.

* The USS|Albany|1869, was a 14-gun screw sloop commissioned as "Contoocook" in 1868, renamed "Albany" in 1869, and decommissioned the next year.

* The USS|Albany|CL-23, was a protected cruiser purchased on the ways in 1898 and later reclassified as a light cruiser.

* The USS|Albany|CA-123, was a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1946 and later converted to a guided missile cruiser.

* The USS|Albany|SSN-753, is a "Los Angeles" class attack submarine commissioned in 1990 and still on active service.

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*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/a5-list.htm