Four vessels of the
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
have been named USS ''Charlotte'', after the city of
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...
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* was a Confederate schooner captured by Federal forces in 1862 and used until 1867.
* was the armored cruiser ''North Carolina'' renamed in 1920, a year before decommissioning.
* was a patrol frigate used by the United States Coast Guard during World War II.
* is a nuclear-attack submarine commissioned in 1994.
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