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USS Vincennes may refer to:

  • USS Vincennes (1826), was an 18-gun sloop-of-war commissioned in 1826 and sold in 1867
  • USS Vincennes (CA-44), was a New Orleans-class cruiser commissioned in 1937 and lost in the Battle of Savo Island in 1942
  • USS Vincennes (CL-64) was a Cleveland-class cruiser commissioned in 1944 and decommissioned in 1946
  • USS Vincennes (CG-49) was a Ticonderoga-class cruiser commissioned in 1985 and decommissioned in 2005 primarily known for the shooting down of Iran Air Flight 655 in 1988 which killed all 290 on board.
Memorial to the three 20th century ships named Vincennes, in Vincennes, Indiana

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USS Vincennes

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USS Vincennes may refer to: USS Vincennes (1826), was an 18-gun sloop-of-war commissioned in 1826 and sold in 1867 USS Vincennes (CA-44), was a New Orleans-class...

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Iran Air Flight 655

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down on 3 July 1988 by two SM-2MR surface-to-air missiles fired by USS Vincennes, a guided-missile cruiser of the United States Navy. The missiles hit...

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USS Stark incident

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2012 was the 25th anniversary of the attack. USS Vincennes incident USS Panay incident USS Liberty incident USS Pueblo incident Gulf of Tonkin incident Battle...

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Frederick Lois Riefkohl

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destroying both engine rooms. The USS Vincennes fired back and may have hit the Kinugasa, a Japanese cruiser. The Vincennes received 85 direct hits and Riefkohl...

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Ingalls Shipbuilding

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USS Yorktown (CG-48) USS Vincennes (CG-49) USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) USS Antietam (CG-54) USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55) USS San Jacinto (CG-56) USS Lake...

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European and American voyages of scientific exploration

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new species). Captains: Charles Wilkes (1798–1877) (USS Vincennes) and William Levereth Hudson (USS Peacock) (1794–1862) Doctor-tries: J.L. Fox Naturalists:...

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James Biddle

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Wanghia On July 20, 1846, he anchored with the two warships USS Columbus and USS Vincennes in Uraga Channel at the mouth to Edo Bay in an attempt to open...

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Aegis Combat System

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USS Vincennes, typical of early Aegis platforms, 1988 Combat Information Center (CIC) consoles aboard USS Normandy, 1997 Large screen displays on USS John...

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United States Exploring Expedition

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They were carried aboard the sloops-of-war USS Vincennes (780 tons), and USS Peacock (650 tons), the brig USS Porpoise (230 tons), the full-rigged ship...

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USS Sides

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mining operations. Sides was also part of the Surface Action Group under USS Vincennes when Iran Air 655 was shot down. Sides and her crew received a Meritorious...

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Operation Praying Mantis

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that the crew of Vincennes mistook the Iranian Airbus for an attacking F-14 fighter. The Iranian government alleged that Vincennes knowingly shot down...

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Aviation accidents and incidents

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two surface-to-air missiles from the U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes over the Strait of Hormuz. All 290 passengers and crew aboard the aircraft...

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Southern Ocean

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the sloops-of-war USS Vincennes and USS Peacock, the brig USS Porpoise, the full-rigged ship Relief, and two schooners Sea Gull and USS Flying Fish. They...

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USS Enterprise fire

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The 1969 USS Enterprise fire was a major fire and series of explosions that broke out aboard USS Enterprise on January 14, 1969, off the coast of Oahu...

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Operation Highjump

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December 12, 1946, whereupon the USS Henderson and USS Cacapon set up weather monitoring stations. By December 24, the USS Currituck had begun launching...

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Marilyn Quayle

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(R-IN) and his wife Marilyn attend the launching ceremony for the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes (CG-49) at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp in 1984....

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United States Fleet Forces Command

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USS Omaha USS Milwaukee USS Cincinnati USS Memphis § Cruiser Division 7 (Rear Admiral Robert C. Giffen) USS Tuscaloosa USS Quincy USS Vincennes USS Wichita...

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