Uss Roanoke
At least five ships of the
United States Navy
have been named
USS ''Roanoke
'', after both
Roanoke, Virginia
and the
Roanoke River
.
A 7-gun
schooner
named
Roanoke
was transferred from the
State Department
to the Navy in
1814
, and sold at
Wilmington, Delaware
in
1816
, but there is no known record of her operations.
The first
Roanoke
was a
screw frigate
commissioned in
1857
, converted to carry three revolving turrets in
1863
, and in periodic use until
1882
.
The second
Roanoke
was the civilian vessel
El Dia
converted to a
minelayer
in
1917
and returned in
1919
.
The third
Roanoke
was renamed to
Lorain
(PF-93)
before launching.
The fourth
Roanoke
(CL-145)
was a
light cruiser
in service from
1949
to
1958
.
The fifth
Roanoke
(AOR-7)
was an
oiler
in service from
1976
to
1995
.
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