USS Cohoes

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Two ships of the United States Navy have been named Cohoes after the city of Cohoes, New York.

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  1. This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .The entry can be found here.
  2. This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .The entry can be found here.

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