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USS Randolph
Two
ships
of the
United States Navy
have been named
USS
Randolph
, after
Peyton Randolph
, a member and first president of the
Continental Congress
.
The first
Randolph
was a
sailing frigate
launched in
1776
, and which exploded in
1778
during an engagement with HMS
Yarmouth
.
The second
Randolph
(CV-15)
was an
aircraft carrier
that served from
1944
to
1969
.