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USS Brooklyn
Three ships of the
United States Navy
have borne the name
Brooklyn
, after the
New York City
borough of
Brooklyn
.
The first
Brooklyn
was a wooden screw sloop commissioned
1859
and a participant in the
American Civil War
.
The second
Brooklyn
(CA-3)
was a
cruiser
commissioned
1896
and a
flagship
in the
Spanish-American War
.
The third
Brooklyn
(CL-40)
was a
light cruiser
commissioned in
1937
that saw service in
World War II
and was later transferred to
Chile
.