USS Independence
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Seven United States Navy ships have been named Independence. This name refers to the desire to be free of domination by others.
- USS Independence (1776 brig), was a brigantine built at Kingston, Massachusetts in mid-1776. The brig served in the Massachusetts State Navy and cruised off New England until captured by the Royal Navy in early 1777
- USS Independence (1776 sloop), was a 10 gun sloop commissioned in September 1776 and wrecked in 1778
- USS Independence (1814), was the first ship of the line in the Navy launched 22 June 1814 and finally being used as a receiving ship until being decommissioned 3 November 1912
- USS Independence (SP-3676), was a steamer commissioned 16 November 1918 and decommissioned 20 March 1919. She was later renamed Neville and used in Word War II
- USS Independence (CVL-22), was a light aircraft carrier, launched 22 August 1942; decommissioned 28 August 1946 and sunk during weapon testing 29 January 1951
- USS Independence (CV-62), was an aircraft carrier commissioned in 1959 and decommissioned in 1998
- USS Independence (LCS-2), is a Littoral Combat Ship currently under construction
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