Three vessels of the
United States Navy
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or
United States Coast Guard
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have been named USS ''Onondaga'', after
Onondaga Lake
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and
Onondaga County, New York
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Onondaga County is the core of the Syracuse, NY MSA.
History
The name ''Onondaga'' derives fro ...
.
* The first was a
monitor
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in use during the
American Civil War
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and later sold to the
French Navy
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.
* The second was a
United States Revenue Cutter Service
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cutter commissioned in 1898 that served in the U.S. Navy, 1917–1918.
* The third was a United States Coast Guard cutter in commission from 1934 to 1947, and operated as part of the Navy from 1941 to 1945.
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United States Navy ship names