USS Adirondack

USS Adirondack

Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS "Adirondack", after the Adirondack Mountains of New York.

*The USS|Adirondack|1861, was a gunboat in the American Civil War that sank off the Bahamas.

* The USS|Adirondack|1917, was an iron-hulled screw tug originally known as the "Underwriter".

* The USS|Adirondack|ID 1270, was commissioned into the Navy in 1917 and used as a floating barracks until 1919.

* The USS|Adirondack|AGC-15, was an amphibious force flagship in service from 1945 to 1955.

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