USS Miantonomah
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Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Miantonomah for a leader of the Narragansett tribe, and nephew of the noted Narrangansett chief, Canonicus.
- The first USS Miantonomah (CMc-5) was commissioned in 1941 and sunk by enemy action in September of 1944.
- The second USS Miantonomah (ACM-13) was commissioned in 1950 and decommissioned in 1955.
See also USS Miantonomoh.