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USS Independence
Five United States Navy ships have borne the name USS Independence, symbolizing the universal desire to be free of domination by others.
- The third Independence was the first ship of the line in the Navy, launched as a 74-gun ship, but later razeed[?] down to a 54-gun frigate, then after 1857 used as a receiving ship[?] until 1912.
- The fourth Independence (CVL-22) was a light aircraft carrier[?] active in World War II.
- The fifth Independence (CV-62)[?] was an aircraft carrier commissioned in 1959 and decommissioned in 1998.
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