USS ''Tacoma'' may refer to the following ships of the
United States Navy
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* (sometimes spelled as ''Takoma''), a harbor tugboat built 1893 as ''Sebago''; purchased by U.S. Navy during the
Spanish–American War
The Spanish–American War (April 21 – August 13, 1898) was fought between Restoration (Spain), Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine (1889), USS ''Maine'' in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the ...
renamed ''Tacoma'' in 1898; reverted to original name, 1900; sold for scrapping, 1937
* (originally Cruiser No. 18), a ''Denver''-class
protected cruiser
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launched in 1903 and struck in 1924
* , lead ship of ''Tacoma''-class of patrol frigates; launched, 1943; transferred to the Republic of Korea as ''Taedong'' (PF-63), 1951; struck in 1973 and currently a museum ship
* , an ''Asheville''-class gunboat launched in 1968 and struck in 1995
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United States Navy ship names