Uss Phoenix
Six
United States Navy
ships have borne the name
Phoenix
, the first two for the
phoenix
, a mythical bird of ancient
Egypt
that consumes itself in fire, only to rise again rejuvenated from its ashes, and the later three for
the capital of Arizona
.
The first
Phoenix
was a packet purchased by the
Continental Navy
in
1778
.
The second
Phoenix
was a 90-ton schooner of two guns built in
1841
.
The third
Phoenix
was a 404-ton ship purchased by the Navy on
1861
for the
Stone Fleet
.
The fourth
Phoenix
(CL-46)
was a
Brooklyn
-class
light cruiser
that served in
World War II
, and later, as the
Argentine
General Belgrano
was sunk in the
Falklands War
.
The fifth
Phoenix
(AG-172)
was laid down as
Capital Victory
(MCV183) in
1945
, then renamed
Arizona
in
1948
, then renamed
Phoenix
and classified AG172 in
1962
.
The sixth
Phoenix
(SSN-702)
was a
Los Angeles
-class
nuclear
attack submarine
commissioned in
1981
.
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