USS ''St. Louis'' may refer to: * , a sloop-of-war commissioned in 1828. decommissioned in 1865, and stricken in 1907 * , an ironclad

gunboat A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies. History Pre-ste ...

commissioned in 1862, later renamed ''Baron de Kalb'', and sunk in 1863 during the American Civil War * USS ''St. Louis'', a

troop transport A troopship (also troop ship or troop transport or trooper) is a ship used to carry soldiers, either in peacetime or wartime. Troopships were often drafted from commercial shipping fleets, and were unable land troops directly on shore, typicall ...

in commission in 1898, which otherwise served as the civilian passenger liner from 1895 to 1918 and from 1919 to 1920 and was in commission again as the troop transport USS ''Louisville'' from 1918 to 1919 * , a

protected cruiser Protected cruisers, a type of naval cruiser of the late-19th century, gained their description because an armoured deck offered protection for vital machine-spaces from fragments caused by shells exploding above them. Protected cruisers re ...

in commission from 1906 to 1922 * , a

light cruiser A light cruiser is a type of small or medium-sized warship. The term is a shortening of the phrase "light armored cruiser", describing a small ship that carried armor in the same way as an armored cruiser: a protective belt and deck. Prior to th ...

in commission from 1939 to 1946 * , an amphibious cargo ship in commission from 1969 to 1991 * , a

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