USS Onondaga

Last updated November 22, 2021

Three vessels of the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard have been named USS Onondaga, after Onondaga Lake and Onondaga County, New York.

The first USS Onondaga (1863) was a monitor in use during the American Civil War and later sold to the French Navy.
The second USRC Onondaga (1898) was a United States Revenue Cutter Service cutter commissioned in 1898 that served in the U.S. Navy, 1917–1918.
The third USCGC Onondaga (WPG-79) was a United States Coast Guard cutter in commission from 1934 to 1947, and operated as part of the Navy from 1941 to 1945.

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