USS Sacramento
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The name USS Sacramento has been borne by three ships in the United States Navy. The first was named for the Sacramento River
, the second for the Sacramento, California
and the third for both.
Sacramento River
The Sacramento River is an important watercourse of Northern and Central California in the United States. The largest river in California, it rises on the eastern slopes of the Klamath Mountains, and after a journey south of over , empties into Suisun Bay, an arm of the San Francisco Bay, and...
, the second for the Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
and the third for both.
- The first was a sloop, launched in 1862 and wrecked in 1867.
- The second was a gunboat, commissioned in 1914 and decommissioned in 1946.
- The third was the lead ship of Sacramento-class fast combat support shipsSacramento class fast combat support shipThe Sacramento class fast combat support ships were a class of four United States Navy supply ships used to refuel, rearm, and restock ships in the United States Navy in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.-History:...
, commissioned in 1964 and decommissioned in 2004.