USS Vixen
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Several ships in the United States Navy
have been named USS Vixen:
United States Navy
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have been named USS Vixen:
- The first VixenUSS Vixen (1803)The first USS Vixen was a schooner in the United States Navy during the First Barbary War.Vixen was one of four vessels authorized by Congress on 28 February 1803...
was a schoonerSchoonerA schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
, launched in 1803 and captured by the BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 1812. - The second VixenUSS Vixen (1813)The second USS Vixen was a brig in commission in the United States Navy in 1813.Vixen was purchased by the U.S. Navy at Savannah, Georgia in 1813. She was captured at sea by the British Royal Navy frigate HMS Belvidera on 25 December 1813 while sailing from Wilmington, North Carolina, to...
was a brigBrigA brig is a sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts. During the Age of Sail, brigs were seen as fast and manoeuvrable and were used as both naval warships and merchant vessels. They were especially popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries...
, purchased in 1813 and captured later that same year. - The third VixenUSS Vixen (1846)The third USS Vixen was a steamboat in the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War.Vixen was originally built for the government of Mexico by Brown and Bell of New York City, she was purchased by the Navy in May 1846 at the outset of the Mexican-American War.-Mexican-American War,...
was a steamship, purchased in 1846 and sold in 1855. - The fourth VixenUSS Vixen (1861)USS Vixen was acquired by the Union Navy from the Coast Survey on 26 August 1861 for use as a reconnaissance vessel during the American Civil War; and was later commissioned on 31 July 1862.- Coastal Survey operations :...
was a gunboatGunboatA gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.-History:...
, acquired in 1861 and decommissioned in 1862. - A monitor previously named USS Neosho (1863)USS Neosho (1863)USS Neosho was a ironclad river monitor laid down for the Union Navy in the summer of 1862 during the American Civil War. She was named after the Neosho River that flowed through Kansas and Oklahoma. After completion in mid-1863 the ship spent time patrolling the Mississippi River against...
and later named USS Osceola was briefly named USS Vixen while in ordinary in 1869 - The fifth Vixen (PY-4)USS Vixen (PY-4)USS Vixen was a yacht acquired by the U.S. Navy for operations in the Spanish-American War, where she served with distinction during the Battle of Santiago. She was commissioned again for duty during World War I when she was assigned to patrol the U.S...
was a yachtYachtA yacht is a recreational boat or ship. The term originated from the Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt". It was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries...
, built in 1896, acquired in 1898 and decommissioned in 1922. - USS Vixen (SP-68) was the name given briefly to a tender commissioned in August 1917 but renamed USS Despatch (SP-68)USS Despatch (SP-68)The fifth USS Despatch , later PY-8, originally USS Vixen , was a yacht that served in the United States Navy as a tender from 1917 to 1919 and from 1920 to 1921.-Construction and acquisition:...
eleven days later and redesignated USS Despatch (PY-8) in 1920 - The sixth Vixen (PG-53)USS Vixen (PG-53)USS Vixen was a gunboat of the United States Navy during World War II, in which it served as a flagship to the Commanders of the Atlantic Fleet....
was a gunboatGunboatA gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.-History:...
, commissioned in 1941 and decommissioned in 1946.