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USS Antietam
Three
ships
of the
United States Navy
have been named
USS
Antietam
, after the
Civil War
Battle of Antietam
.
The first
Antietam
was a sailing
sloop
launched in
1864
and used as a stores ship.
The second
Antietam
(CV-36)
was an
aircraft carrier
commissioned at the end of
World War II
, a combatant in the
Korean War
, and decommissioned in
1963
.
The third
Antietam
(CG-54) is a
guided missile cruiser
commissioned in
1987
, and on active service as of
2003
.