USS Cherokee

Four ships of the United States Navy have been named Cherokee, after the Cherokee Native American tribe.

• The USS Cherokee, was a blockade gunboat during the American Civil War.

• The USS Cherokee (SP-1104), was a patrol ship in the Atlantic during World War I.

• The USS Cherokee (SP-458), was built in 1891 but commissioned as a tug during World War I.

• The USS Cherokee (AT-66), was a World War II era tug.

Source

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