USS ''Lancaster'' may refer to the following ships of the
United States Navy
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*, was a sidewheel steamship built in 1855 and purchased by the US Navy in 1862. She was converted to a
ram
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, served in the
American Civil War
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and sunk in battle in March 1863
*, was a
screw sloop
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launched in 1858 and served until transferred to the
US Treasury Department
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for use as a quarantine ship in 1913
*, was a cargo ship launched in 1918 and immediately pressed into service transporting supplies and then returning World War I troops from Europe. She was decommissioned in 1919.
*, was a cargo ship during World War II, from July 1944 to November 1945
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United States Navy ship names