USS Essex

Five ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Essex, after the town of Essex, Massachusetts.

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• The first Essex was a 32-gun sailing frigate launched in 1799, one of the heroes of the War of 1812.
• The second Essex was an ironclad steamer in the American Civil War.
• The third Essex was a wooden screw steamer launched in 1876, one of the last ships of the "Old Navy".
• The fourth Essex (CV-9) was an aircraft carrier commissioned in 1942 (as the first of the Essex class) and active in World War II, the Korean War, and Project Apollo, finally decommissioning in 1969.
• The fifth Essex (LHD-2) is an amphibious assault ship commissioned 1992 and on active service in 2005.

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Essex, Massachusetts: Essex is a town located in Essex County, Massachusetts, 26 miles north of Boston. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 3,267. Essex borders Hamilton to the south, Manchester-by-the-Sea to the southeast, Gloucester to the east, and Ipswich to the north....

USS Essex related Images and Photos (experimental)

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