USS Kearsarge
USS Kearsarge has been the name of four commissioned ships of the
United States Navy (and another ship that was renamed during construction). The first was named for a mountain in
New Hampshire; the later ones were named in honor of the first.
* The first
USS Kearsarge, a
sloop of war, fought one of the
American Civil War's most memorable naval actions.
* The second
USS Kearsarge (BB-5), which led
her class of
battleship, sailed with the
Great White Fleet.
* The
USS Hornet (CV-12), an
Essex-class aircraft carrier, was briefly named
Kearsarge before she was launched.
* The third
USS Kearsarge (CV-33), a
Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier, served in the
Korean War and the
Vietnam War.
* The fourth
USS Kearsarge (LHD-3), a
Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, was commissioned in
1993 and remains
