Three 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 been named ''Housatonic'' after the
Housatonic River.
* , was a sloop-of-war launched 20 November 1861 and sunk by the Confederate submarine ''H. L. Hunley'' on 17 February 1864
* , was built in 1899, commissioned by the US Navy on 25 January 1918 and served as a mine planter in the 3d Naval District until decommissioning 5 August 1919
* , was a tanker acquired by the US Navy 9 January 1942, and decommissioned 11 March 1946
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United States Navy ship names