USS Cayuga

USS Cayuga

Three ships in the United States Navy have been named USS "Cayuga" for one of the six Iroquois tribes.

* was a screw steamer launched in 1861 and served during the American Civil War.

* The tug USS "Powhatan", acquired by the Navy in 1898, was renamed USS "Cayuga" in 1917 and served under that name until sold in 1928. As "Cayuga", she was later assigned hull number YT-12.

* was an amphibious ship launched in 1969 and decommissioned in 1994.

;Other uses

* A destroyer named USS "Cayuga" has appeared as a location in the fictional television show "JAG". Her part is played by the guided-missile destroyer USS "Arleigh Burke" (DDG-51).


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