USS Tecumseh

USS Tecumseh

Four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS "Tecumseh", in honor of Tecumseh (ca. 17681813), a Shawnee Indian chief.

* The first USS|Tecumseh|1863, was a "Canonicus"-class monitor, commissioned on 19 April 1864. It was lost with almost all hands on 5 August, at the Battle of Mobile Bay.

* The second USS|Tecumseh|YT-24, was a tugboat, originally named "Edward Luckenbach", purchased by the Navy in 1898 and renamed. She served off and on until she was struck from the Navy list ca. 1945.

* The third USS|Tecumseh|YT-273, was a "Pessacus"-class tugboat, commissioned in 1943 and struck in 1975.

* The fourth USS|Tecumseh|SSBN-628, was a "James Madison"-class ballistic missile submarine, commissioned in 1964 and struck in 1993.


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