USS Sacramento
The name USS Sacramento has been borne by three ships in the United States Navy. The first was named for the Sacramento River, the second for the Sacramento, California and the third for both.
- The first Sacramento was a sloop, launched in 1862 and wrecked in 1867.
- The second Sacramento (PG-19) was a gunboat, commissioned in 1914 and decommissioned in 1946.
- The third Sacramento (AOE-1) was the lead ship of Sacramento-class fast combat support ships, commissioned in 1964 and decommissioned in 2004.
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