USS_Oregon
USS Oregon
List of ships with the same or similar names
Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Oregon, in honor of the Oregon Territory or the 33rd state.
- The first USS Oregon (1841) was a brig purchased in 1841 to support the U.S. Exploring Expedition and in commission until 1845.
- A never-launched monitor previously named Quinsigamond and Hercules was also called Oregon before she was broken up in the ways.
- The third USS Oregon (BB-3) was a battleship that saw action in the Spanish–American War and was in commission from 1896 to 1919.
- The fourth USS Oregon (SSN-793) is a Virginia-class submarine