Five ships 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 ''Kearsarge''. The first was named for
Mount Kearsarge, and the later ones were named in honor of the first.
* was a sloop of war launched 11 September 1861, fought in the American Civil War, defeated the Confederate commerce raider , and was wrecked off Central America 2 February 1894.
* was a launched 24 March 1898, sailed with the
Great White Fleet, participated in World War I, was converted to a heavy-crane ship in 1920 and renamed ''Crane Ship No. 1'' (AB-1), then sold for scrapping 9 August 1955.
* was an renamed ''Hornet'' prior to launch, was in commission 1942–1970, and is preserved as a museum ship in
Alameda, California
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.
* was a long-hulled ''Essex''-class aircraft carrier, launched 5 May 1945, served in the Korean War and Vietnam War then scrapped in 1974.
* is a commissioned in 1993 and remains .
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United States Navy ship names