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USS Boston
At least seven United States Navy ships have borne the name Boston, in honor of the city of Boston, Massachusetts.
- The first Boston was a gondola[?] built at Skenesborough[?] (present day Whitehall), New York, in 1776, mounting one 18-pounder and 2 12-pounder guns, and with a crew of 45. She took part in the Battle of Lake Champlain[?] that delayed the British invasion and was burned to avoid capture by the British squadron, at Buttonmold Bay[?], New York, 13 October 1776.
- The second Boston was a 24-gun frigate, launched 1776 and active in the American Revolution until captured by the British in 1780.
- The third Boston was a 28-gun frigate that captured a French frigate in the Quasi-War, but was burned in the War of 1812..
- The fourth Boston was an 18-gun sloop of war[?] commissioned in 1826 and wrecked in the Bahamas in 1846.
- The fifth Boston was a protected cruiser commissioned in 1887 and took part in the Spanish-American War.
- The sixth Boston (CA-69) was a heavy cruiser commissioned 1943 and active in both World War II and the Korean War.
- The seventh Boston (SSN-703)[?] is a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine.
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