USS Fulton

USS Fulton

Four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS "Fulton", in honor of Robert Fulton.

*USS|Fulton|1815, was a catamaran steam frigate, launched in 1815 and delivered to the Navy in 1816. She was used as a receiving ship until 1829

*USS|Fulton|1837, was a side-wheel steamer launched in 1837. Captured by the Confederates in 1861 and destroyed in the evacuation of Pensacola in 1862

*USS|Fulton|AS-1, was the lead ship of her class of submarine tender. She was launched in 1914, reclassified as a gunboat (PG-49) in 1930, and decommissioned in 1934

*USS|Fulton|AS-11, was also a "Fulton"-class submarine tender. She was launched in 1940 and struck in 1991


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