USS Tippecanoe
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Several ships in the United States Navy
have borne the name USS Tippecanoe or USNS Tippecanoe, after the Tippecanoe River
, site of the Battle of Tippecanoe
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, was a Canonicus class monitor
launched in 1864, renamed Vesuvius and then Wyandotte in 1869, and decommissioned in 1898., was a Patoka-class fleet replenishment oiler launched in 1920, commissioned in 1940, and decommissioned in 1946 is a Henry J. Kaiser-class
underway replenishment oiler
in service since 1993
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 borne the name USS Tippecanoe or USNS Tippecanoe, after the Tippecanoe River
Tippecanoe River
The Tippecanoe River is a gentle, river in northern Indiana that flows from Big Lake in Noble County to the Wabash River near Battle Ground, about northeast of Lafayette. The name "Tippecanoe" comes from a Miami-Illinois word for buffalo fish, reconstructed as */kiteepihkwana/.The Tippecanoe...
, site of the Battle of Tippecanoe
Battle of Tippecanoe
The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought on November 7, 1811, between United States forces led by Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory and Native American warriors associated with the Shawnee leader Tecumseh. Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa were leaders of a confederacy of...
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, was a Canonicus class monitor
Monitor (warship)
A monitor was a class of relatively small warship which was neither fast nor strongly armoured but carried disproportionately large guns. They were used by some navies from the 1860s until the end of World War II, and saw their final use by the United States Navy during the Vietnam War.The monitors...
launched in 1864, renamed Vesuvius and then Wyandotte in 1869, and decommissioned in 1898., was a Patoka-class fleet replenishment oiler launched in 1920, commissioned in 1940, and decommissioned in 1946 is a Henry J. Kaiser-class
Henry J. Kaiser class oiler
The Henry J. Kaiser class is an American class of eighteen fleet replenishment oilers which began construction in August 1984. The class comprises fifteen oilers which are operated by Military Sealift Command to provide underway replenishment of fuel to United States Navy combat ships and jet fuel...
underway replenishment oiler
Underway replenishment oiler
The underway replenishment oiler is a type of ship of the United States Navy. These oilers provide underway replenishment of fuel to U.S. Navy ships at sea and jet fuel for aircraft assigned to aircraft carriers...
in service since 1993