USS Cayuga
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Three ships in the United States Navy
have been named USS Cayuga for one of the six Iroquois
tribes.
was a screw steamer launched in 1861 and served during the American Civil War.
was an amphibious ship launched in 1969 and decommissioned in 1994.
Other uses
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...
have been named USS Cayuga for one of the six Iroquois
Iroquois
The Iroquois , also known as the Haudenosaunee or the "People of the Longhouse", are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America...
tribes.
was a screw steamer launched in 1861 and served during the American Civil War.
- The tug USS PowhatanUSS Powhatan (1898)The third USS Powhatan was a steam tug that served in the United States Navy from 1898 to 1928, was renamed USS Cayuga in 1917, and was later designated YT-12....
, acquired by the Navy in 1898, was renamed USS Cayuga in 1917 and served under that name until sold in 1928. As Cayuga, she was later assigned hull number YT-12.
was an amphibious ship launched in 1969 and decommissioned in 1994.
Other uses
- A destroyer named USS Cayuga has appeared as a location in the fictional television show JAGJAG (TV series)JAG is an American adventure/legal drama television show that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television and, for the first season only, NBC Productions...
. Her part is played by the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51)USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51)The USS Arleigh Burke , named for Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN , is the lead ship of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers. She was laid down by the Bath Iron Works company at Bath, Maine, on 6 December 1988, and launched on 16 September 1989 by Mrs. Arleigh Burke...
.