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USS Princeton

Six United States Navy ships have borne the name Princeton, after the town of Princeton, New Jersey, site of an American victory in the Revolution.

The first Princeton[?] was a screw sloop[?] commissioned in 1843, the first screw-driven vessel in the Navy.

The second Princeton was a transport and training ship commissioned in 1852.

The third Princeton was a gunboat[?] commissioned in 1898.

The fourth Princeton (CVL-23) was a light aircraft carrier, commissioned in 1943 and active in World War II unti being sunk in the Battle of Surigao Strait[?] in 1944.

The fifth Princeton (CV-37) was an aircraft carrier commissioned in 1945, serving in the Korean War and Vietnam War.

The sixth Princeton (CG-59)[?] is a guided missile cruiser[?] commissioned in 1989 and still on active service in 2003.

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