Four ships of the

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have been named ''Chattanooga'', after the city of

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. * USS ''Chattanooga'' was the first steamboat built by the Federals on the upper Tennessee River, a flagship of the " Cracker Line" (1863). * was a steam sloop in use from 1866 to 1871. * was a

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in service from 1904 to 1921. * was a , renamed ''Uniontown'' on 18 August 1944 before its commissioning. * was a planned

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but construction was canceled 12 August 1945, prior to launching. In 1917, the

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, Wales, was requisitioned on behalf of the US Navy and was renamed USS ''Chattanooga''.

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