USS ''Essex'' may refer to the following ships in American naval service: * was a 32-gun sailing frigate launched in 1799 and captured in 1814 **'' Essex Junior'' was a British whaler captured by ''Essex'' and put into service until recaptured in 1814 * was an ironclad steamer during the American Civil War, sold in 1865 * was a wooden screw steamer launched in 1876 and sold in 1930 * was an commissioned in 1942, which served through World War II, the Korean War, and Apollo 7 before being decommissioned in 1969 * is a commissioned in 1992 and currently in active service

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*, a whaler that a sperm whale sank {{DEFAULTSORT:Essex, Uss United States Navy ship names