USS Philadelphia

USS Philadelphia

Six ships of the United States Navy have been named USS "Philadelphia", after the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

* The first USS|Philadelphia|1776|2 was a gunboat built in 1776 on Lake Champlain by Benedict Arnold and sunk in the Battle of Valcour Island.
* The second USS|Philadelphia|1799|2 was a 36-gun sailing frigate active in the Quasi-War, captured in the First Barbary War and later burned.
* The third USS|Philadelphia|1861|2 was a side-wheel steamer used in the American Civil War.
* The fourth USS|Philadelphia|C-4|3 was a protected cruiser commissioned in 1890 and in service until 1926.
* The fifth USS|Philadelphia|CL-41|3 was a light cruiser commissioned 1937, active in World War II, and sold to Brazil in 1951.
* The sixth USS|Philadelphia|SSN-690|3 is a "Los Angeles"-class attack submarine commissioned in 1977 and on active service as of 2008.


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