USS Essex

Last updated December 04, 2022

USS Essex may refer to the following ships in American naval service:

USS Essex (1799) was a 32-gun sailing frigate launched in 1799 and captured in 1814
- Essex Junior was a British whaler captured by Essex and put into service until recaptured in 1814
USS Essex (1856) was an ironclad steamer during the American Civil War, sold in 1865
USS Essex (1874) was a wooden screw steamer launched in 1876 and sold in 1930
USS Essex (CV-9) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier commissioned in 1942, which served through World War II, the Korean War, and Apollo 7 before being decommissioned in 1969
USS Essex (LHD-2) is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship commissioned in 1992 and currently in active service

Other uses

Essex (1799 whaleship), a whaler that a sperm whale sank

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HMS Essex may refer to one of these ships of the British Royal Navy named after the county of Essex:

The first USS Essex of the United States Navy was a 36-gun or 32-gun sailing frigate that participated in the Quasi-War with France, the First Barbary War, and in the War of 1812. The British captured her in 1814 and she then served as HMS Essex until sold at public auction on 6 June 1837.

Essex is the name of several ships:

Many vessels have been named Atlantic:

Many vessels have been named Minerva for the mythological figure Minerva:

Several vessels have borne the name Kitty, a diminutive for the name "Catherine", and a name in its own right:

Georgiana was launched in 1791. She served as a merchantman, packet ship for the British East India Company (EIC), a whaler, a warship of the navy of the United States of America, and a merchant vessel again. She was sold after being condemned in 1818 as leaky.

Several vessels have been named Recovery:

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