USS Portsmouth

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Four vessels of the United States Navy have been named USS Portsmouth, after the seaport cities of Portsmouth, New Hampshire and/or Portsmouth, Virginia.

  • The first USS Portsmouth (1798), a 24-gun ship in service from 1798 to 1801
  • The second USS Portsmouth (1843), a sloop-of-war commissioned in 1844, active in the American Civil War, decommissioned in 1878 but continuing as a training ship until 1915
  • The third USS Portsmouth (CL-102), a light cruiser in service from 1945 to 1949
  • The fourth USS Portsmouth (SSN-707), a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine commissioned in 1983 and decommissioned in 2004
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