USS Tucson

Two vessels of the United States Navy have been named USS Tucson, after the city of Tucson, Arizona.

Related Topics:
United States Navy - Tucson, Arizona

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• The first Tucson (CL-98) was a light cruiser commissioned in 1945, active in the Pacific War for a few weeks before its end, and decommissioned in 1949.
• The second Tucson (SSN-770) is a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine commissioned in 1995 and on active service as of 2004.