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USS America

Three United States Navy have been named USS America, after America, the large landmass of the Western Hemisphere.

The first America was a 74-gun ship of the line laid down in 1777, but not launched until 1782, at which time she was given to France and used there for a few years before being broken up.

The second America was originally the German liner[?] Amerika[?] seized in World War I and used as a transport during the war.

The third America (CV-66)[?] was an aircraft carrier commissioned in 1965 and decommissioned 1996.

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