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USS Delaware

There have been at least six United States Navy ships named Delaware, after the 1st state of the Union.

The first Delaware[?] was a 24-gun frigate built in 1776 and captured by the British in 1777.

The second Delaware[?] was a 20-gun ship purchased in 1798.

The third Delaware was a 74-gun ship of the line, launched 1820 and burned in 1861.

The fourth Delaware[?] was a side-wheel steamer built in 1861 and decommissioned in 1865.

The fifth Delaware[?] was a screw steamer renamed from Piscataque in 1869.

The sixth Delaware (BB-28) was a battleship commissioned in 1910 and scrapped in 1924.

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