Three ships of the

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have been named ''Cumberland'', after the

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. * was a 50-gun

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launched in 1842 and sunk by CSS ''Virginia'' in 1862. * was a steel-hulled sailing bark launched 17 August 1904 and disposed of in 1947. * was a fleet oiler launched in 1944 and scrapped in 1972.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cumberland, Uss United States Navy ship names

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