USS Cambridge

USS Cambridge

Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS "Cambridge", after the various US places named Cambridge.

* The USS|Cambridge|1860, was an armed steamship in use during the American Civil War.

*The USS|Cambridge|1869, was a screw sloop renamed "Congress" on 10 August 1869 prior to her commissioning.

* The "Cambridge" (No. 1651), also a steamship, was purchased by the Navy on 22 October 1917, and turned over to the 3rd Naval District for patrol service. She was found to be unsuitable for naval duty and was stricken from the Navy List on 1 March 1918 and sold a year later.

*The USS|Cambridge|CA-126, was to have been a heavy cruiser, but construction was canceled 12 August 1945.

References

*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c2-list.htm


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