Uss Providence
Five vessels of the
United States Navy
have been named
USS ''Providence
'', after the city of
Providence, Rhode Island
.
The first
Providence
was a 12-gun ship originally named
Katy
, taken into the
Continental Navy
in
1775
and destroyed in
1779
to forestall capture by the British.
The second
Providence
was a 28-gun
sailing frigate
launched in
1776
and captured by the British in
1780
, who took the ship into the
Royal Navy
as
HMS
Providence
.
The third
Providence
was a
gundalow
built on
Lake Champlain
in
1776
who fought in the
Battle of Valcour Island
and was scuttled the next day to prevent capture.
The fourth
Providence
(CLG-6)
was the
light cruiser
CL-82 from
1945
to
1949
, then converted to a
guided missile cruiser
and in service as such from
1959
to
1973
.
The fifth
Providence
(SSN-719)
is a
Los Angeles
-class
nuclear
attack submarine
commissioned in
1985
and on active service
as of 2004
.
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