USS Wyandotte

USS Wyandotte

USS "Wyandotte" is a name used more than once by the U.S Navy:

* USS Wyandotte (1853), A steamer built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1853 and served in the American Civil War.

* USS Wyandotte (1862), a monitor laid down on 28 September 1862; and launched on 22 December 1864.

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