Several ships have been named ''Fulton'', at least some after the American pioneer of steam-powered water transport

Robert Fulton Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815) was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the world's first commercially successful steamboat, the (also known as ''Clermont''). In 1807, that steamboat ...

. Five ships of the

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

have borne the name USS ''Fulton'': * , later ''Fulton'', a catamaran steam frigate, launched in 1815, delivered to the Navy in 1816 and used as a receiving ship until she exploded in 1829 * , a sidewheel steamer launched in 1837, captured by the Confederates in 1861 and destroyed in the evacuation of Pensacola in 1862 * , a submarine tender launched in 1914, reclassified as a gunboat (PG-49) in 1930, and decommissioned in 1934 * , a

tugboat A tugboat or tug is a marine vessel that manoeuvres other vessels by pushing or pulling them, with direct contact or a tow line. These boats typically tug ships in circumstances where they cannot or should not move under their own power, su ...

, converted into a patrol vessel and in commission from 1917 to 1919 * , a , launched in 1940 and struck in 1991

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* , launched in 1833 and served until 1867 * , a steamer chartered by the Union Army during the American Civil War * Tugboat ''Fulton'', built in 1909 for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Co, and served as in World War I * , launched in 1911, built by A. C. Brown & Son, Tottenville, New York for NY & NJ SS Co. * , launched in 1919 and served until 1935 * , originally named ''Fulton'', launched in 1904 and the prototype for s

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