USS Vicksburg

Four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Vicksburg, named in honor of the city Vicksburg, Mississippi, and/or the Civil War Battle of Vicksburg (1863).

Related Topics:
United States Navy - Vicksburg, Mississippi - Civil War - Battle of Vicksburg - 1863

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• The first Vicksburg, (1863), was a steamship, purchased and commissioned by the Navy in 1863, and sold in 1865.
• The second Vicksburg (PG-11) was a gunboat, commissioned in 1897, renamed Alexander Hamilton in 1922 in the Coast Guard. Around 1935, she was renamed Beta and finally placed out of service in 1944.
• The third Vicksburg, (CL-86), originally named Cheyenne, was a Cleveland-class light cruiser, commissioned in 1944 and struck in 1962.
• The fourth Vicksburg, (CG-69), is a Ticonderoga-class cruiser, commissioned in 1992 and on active service as of 2004.