USS Lancaster

USS Lancaster

Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS "Lancaster" after Lancaster, Pennsylvania

*USS|Lancaster|1858, was a screw sloop launched in 1858 and served until transferred to the US Treasury Department for use as a quarantine ship in 1913
*USS|Lancaster|1855, was a sidewheel steamer built in 1855 and purchased by the US Navy in 1862. She was converted to a ram, served in the American Civil War and sunk in battle in March 1863

*USS|Lancaster|ID-2953, was a cargo ship launched in 1918 and immediately pressed into service transporting supplies and then returning World War I troops from Europe. She was decommissioned in 1919

*USS|Lancaster|AK-193, was a cargo ship during World War II, from July 1944 to November 1945


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