USS Union

USS Union

USS "Union" has been the name of four ship in the United States Navy.

*USS "Union" (1841) was an early steam ship.
*USS "Union" (1846) was a Mexican schooner captured by "Prineton" off Tampico, Mexico, on 14 November 1846.
*USS "Union" (1861) was a screw steamer in the Atlantic Blockading Squadron.
*USS "Union" (AKA-106), a "Tolland"-class attack cargo ship


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