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USS Princeton
Six
United States Navy
ships have borne the name
Princeton
, after the town of
Princeton, New Jersey
, site of an
American victory
in the
Revolution
.
The first
Princeton
was a screw sloop commissioned in
1843
, the first screw-driven vessel in the Navy.
The second
Princeton
was a transport and training ship commissioned in
1852
.
The third
Princeton
was a
gunboat
commissioned in
1898
.
The fourth
Princeton
(CVL-23)
was a light
aircraft carrier
, commissioned in
1943
and active in
World War II
unti being sunk in the Battle of Surigao Strait in
1944
.
The fifth
Princeton
(CV-37)
was an
aircraft carrier
commissioned in
1945
, serving in the
Korean War
and
Vietnam War
.
The sixth
Princeton
(CG-59) is a
guided missile cruiser
commissioned in
1989
and still on active service in
2003
.