USS ''Northampton'' has been the name of three ships in the United States Navy:
*, a wooden motor boat acquired in 1917 and returned to its owner in 1918.
*, lead ship of the ''Northampton''-class cruisers, commissioned in 1930 and was sunk at the Battle of Tassafaronga in 1942.
* was a command ship that was originally laid down as heavy cruiser CA-125 in 1944. Work on her was suspended the next year prior to launching, then recommenced in 1948 when it was decided to make her a command ship. She was launched in 1951, commissioned in 1953 and served until 1970.
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*During
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, the
U.S. Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School
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at
Smith College in
Northampton,
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, which trained officers of the
Women's Reserve of the U.S. Naval Reserve (WAVES), was nicknamed "USS ''Northampton''".
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United States Navy ship names