USS Boxer

Six ships of the United States Navy have been named Boxer, after HMS Boxer, which the USS Enterprise captured during the War of 1812.

The USS Boxer (1815), was a 14-gun brig constructed by C. and D. Churchill of Middletown, Connecticut, and commissioned in 1815 under Lt. John Porter.
The USS Boxer (1832), was a 10-gun schooner commissioned in 1832.
The USS Boxer (1865), was originally the blockade runner Tristram Shandy, captured during the Civil War on 15 May 1864.
The USS Boxer (1905), was a training brigantine commissioned 11 May 1905.
The USS Boxer (CV-21), was an aircraft carrier launched 14 December 1944 and commissioned 16 April 1945.
The USS Boxer (LHD-4), is an amphibious assault ship commissioned 11 February 1995 and currently on active duty.

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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