USS Gettysburg
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Three ships of the United States Navy
have been named USS Gettysburg for the Battle of Gettysburg
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was built in 1858, captured in 1863, commissioned in 1864 and decommissioned in 1879
was commissioned in 1945, named Gettysburg in 1956 and sold for scrap in 1960
was commissioned in 1991 and is currently in active service
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 USS Gettysburg for the Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg , was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War, it is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade's Army of the Potomac...
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was built in 1858, captured in 1863, commissioned in 1864 and decommissioned in 1879
was commissioned in 1945, named Gettysburg in 1956 and sold for scrap in 1960
was commissioned in 1991 and is currently in active service