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USS ''Washington'' may refer to: Ships named in honor of
George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...
: * was a
schooner A schooner () is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts and, in the case of a two-masted schooner, the foremast generally being shorter than the mainmast. A common variant, the topsail schoon ...
acquired in October 1775 and captured by the Royal Navy in December the same year * was a
row galley A row galley was a term used by the early United States Navy for an armed watercraft that used oars rather than sails as a means of propulsion. During the age of sail row galleys had the advantage of propulsion while ships of sail might be stopped ...
acquired in January 1776 with an unknown fate after August the same year * was one of 13
frigate A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...
s authorized by the Continental Congress, launched in August 1776; and scuttled in November 1777 to prevent capture * was a
galley A galley is a type of ship that is propelled mainly by oars. The galley is characterized by its long, slender hull, shallow draft, and low freeboard (clearance between sea and gunwale). Virtually all types of galleys had sails that could be used ...
built and subsequently captured by the Royal Navy in October 1776 * was a
ship of the line A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactic known as the line of battle, which depended on the two colu ...
on active service from 1815 to 1820 * USRC ''Washington'' (1833) was a
revenue cutter A cutter is a type of watercraft. The term has several meanings. It can apply to the rig (or sailplan) of a sailing vessel (but with regional differences in definition), to a governmental enforcement agency vessel (such as a coast guard or bor ...
launched in 1833 and sold in June 1837 Ships or boats named in honor of the
State of Washington Washington (), officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. Named for George Washington—the first U.S. president—the state was formed from the western part of the Washington ...
* was a armored cruiser, launched in 1905, renamed ''Seattle'' in 1916, reclassified as a heavy cruiser in 1920; and scrapped 1946 * was a launched in 1921 and sunk as a gunnery target in 1924 after her construction was halted in 1922 * was a launched in 1940, decommissioned in 1947, and scrapped in 1961 * is a Others * , was a revenue cutter named after Peter G. Washington, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. The ship was launched in 1837 and seized by Confederate Navy in June 1861. * , was a United States Navy seagoing coal barge during 1917


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