List of sloops of war of the United States Navy
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This is a list of sloops of war
of the United States Navy
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formerly formerly
Sloop-of-war
In the 18th and most of the 19th centuries, a sloop-of-war was a warship with a single gun deck that carried up to eighteen guns. As the rating system covered all vessels with 20 guns and above, this meant that the term sloop-of-war actually encompassed all the unrated combat vessels including the...
of the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
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Contoocook class
renamed- USS ManitouUSS Worcester (1866)USS Worcester was a Contoocook-class bark-rigged screw steam sloop-of-war in the United States Navy.Built as Manitou of unseasoned white oak timbers, she was laid down in 1863 at Boston, Massachusetts, by the Boston Navy Yard and launched on 25 August 1866...
renamed
- USS MosholuUSS Severn (1867)The first USS Severn was a wooden screw sloop of war in commission in the United States Navy from 1869 to 1871. She was named for Severn River in Maryland....
renamed renamed and
Alaska class
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Alert class
- USS RangerUSS Nantucket (IX-18)|...