USS Tallapoosa

USS Tallapoosa

Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS "Tallapoosa" for the Tallapoosa River.

* The first "Tallapoosa" was a steamship during the American Civil War.
* The second "Tallapoosa" was a United States Coast Guard cutter built in 1915 and taken in the Navy during World War I.


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