USS Bunker Hill
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Three ships of the United States Navy
have been named Bunker Hill, in remembrance of the Battle of Bunker Hill
during the American Revolutionary War
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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...
have been named Bunker Hill, in remembrance of the Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775, mostly on and around Breed's Hill, during the Siege of Boston early in the American Revolutionary War...
during the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
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- The , was a coastal steamer converted to a minelayer and renamed Aroostook in 1917.
- The , was an aircraft carrier that fought heavily in the Pacific during World War II.
- The , is a guided missile cruiser commissioned in 1986 and currently on active service.