USS Albany
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Five United States Navy
ships have borne the name Albany, after Albany
, the capital of New York
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United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
ships have borne the name Albany, after Albany
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
, the capital of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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- The , was a 22-gun sloop-of-war commissioned in 1846 and lost at sea in 1854.
- The , was a 14-gun screw sloop commissioned as Contoocook in 1868, renamed Albany in 1869, and decommissioned the next year.
- The , was a protected cruiser purchased on the ways in 1898 and later reclassified as a light cruiser.
- The , was a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1946 and later converted to a guided missile cruiser.
- The , is a Los Angeles class attack submarine commissioned in 1990 and still on active service.