USS George Washington
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Four ships of the United States Navy
have been named USS George Washington in honor of George Washington
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, was purchased on 12 October 1798 and served for less than four years. She was sold in May 1802.
, was a German ocean liner, launched in 1908. She was taken over and converted into a transport by the US Navy during World War I. She was sold for scrap in 1951.
, the lead ship of her class
, was the first American ballistic missile submarine
. She was commissioned 30 December 1959 and decommissioned 24 January 1985.
, is the sixth Nimitz class aircraft carrier
. She was commissioned on 4 July 1992 and is currently in active service.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
have been named USS George Washington in honor of George Washington
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
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, was purchased on 12 October 1798 and served for less than four years. She was sold in May 1802.
, was a German ocean liner, launched in 1908. She was taken over and converted into a transport by the US Navy during World War I. She was sold for scrap in 1951.
, the lead ship of her class
George Washington class submarine
The George Washington class was a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines deployed by the United States Navy. The Navy ordered a class of nuclear-powered submarines armed with long-range strategic missiles on 31 December 1957, and tasked Electric Boat with converting two existing...
, was the first American ballistic missile submarine
Ballistic missile submarine
A ballistic missile submarine is a submarine equipped to launch ballistic missiles .-Description:Ballistic missile submarines are larger than any other type of submarine, in order to accommodate SLBMs such as the Russian R-29 or the American Trident...
. She was commissioned 30 December 1959 and decommissioned 24 January 1985.
, is the sixth Nimitz class aircraft carrier
Nimitz class aircraft carrier
The Nimitz-class supercarriers are a class of ten nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the United States Navy. With an overall length of and full-load displacements of over 100,000 long tons, they are the largest capital ships in the world...
. She was commissioned on 4 July 1992 and is currently in active service.