USS Vincennes

USS Vincennes may refer to:

USS Vincennes (1826), was an 18-gun sloop-of-war commissioned in 1826 and sold in 1867
USS Vincennes (CA-44), was a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1937 and lost in the Battle of Savo Island in 1942
USS Vincennes (CL-64) was a light cruiser commissioned in 1944 and decommissioned in 1946
USS Vincennes (CG-49) was a guided missile cruiser commissioned in 1985 and known for shooting down an Iranian airliner in 1988. She was decommissioned in 2005.

Not to be confused with USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70).

Memorial to the three 20th century ships named Vincennes, in Vincennes, Indiana

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