USS Rochester

Last updated October 20, 2021

USS Rochester has been the name of many ships of the United States Navy. All of the ships are named for the city of Rochester, New York.

USS New York (ACR-2), was renamed and redesignated to Rochester (CA-2).
USS Saint Paul (CA-73), was originally laid down as Rochester, but was renamed prior to being launched.
USS Rochester (CA-124), an Oregon City-class heavy cruiser

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