USS Fulton

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Four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Fulton, in honor of Robert Fulton.

  • USS Fulton (1815), was a catamaran steam frigate, launched in 1815 and delivered to the Navy in 1816. She was used as a receiving ship until 1829
  • USS Fulton (1837), was a side-wheel steamer launched in 1837. Captured by the Confederates in 1861 and destroyed in the evacuation of Pensacola in 1862
  • USS Fulton (AS-1), was the lead ship of her class of submarine tender. She was launched in 1914, reclassified as a gunboat (PG-49) in 1930, and decommissioned in 1934
  • USS Fulton (AS-11), was also a Fulton-class submarine tender. She was launched in 1940 and struck in 1991
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