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USS Essex
Five ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Essex, after the town of Essex, Massachusetts.
- The first Essex[?] was a 32-gun sailing frigate launched in 1799, one of the heroes of the War of 1812.
- The second Essex[?] was an ironclad[?] steamer[?] in the American Civil War.
- The third Essex[?] was a wooden screw steamer launched in 1876, one of the last ships of the "Old Navy".
- The fourth Essex (CV-9) was an aircraft carrier commissioned in 1942 and active in both World War II, the Korean War, and the Apollo program, finally decommissioning in 1969.
- The fifth Essex (LHD-2)[?] is an amphibious assault ship commissioned 1992 and on active service in 2003.
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