Uss Concord
Five ships of the
United States Navy
have been named
USS ''Concord
'', after the town of
Concord, Massachusetts
.
The first
Concord
was a
sloop-of-war
launched in
1828
, and lost when she ran aground on a sand bar off
Mozambique
.
The second
Concord
(PG-3)
was a
patrol gunboat
in service from
1890
to
1909
, and participated in the
Battle of Manila Bay
.
The third
Concord
was a
minelayer
purchased in
1917
, renamed
Mendota
(YT-3) in
1920
, then to
Muscotah
in
1932
, and placed out of service in
1934
.
The fourth
Concord
(CL-10)
was a
light cruiser
commissioned in
1923
, a participant in
World War II
, and decommissioned in December
1945
.
The fifth
Concord
(AFS-5)
is a
combat store ship
commissioned in
1968
, decommissioned and assigned to the
Military Sealift Command
as USNS
Concord
(T-AFS-5), and on active service
as of 2004
.
In
1683
, the
Concord
carried the first
German
immigrants to the
New World
.
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