USS Cumberland
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Three ships of the United States Navy
have been named Cumberland, after the Cumberland River
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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 Cumberland, after the Cumberland River
Cumberland River
The Cumberland River is a waterway in the Southern United States. It is long. It starts in Harlan County in far southeastern Kentucky between Pine and Cumberland mountains, flows through southern Kentucky, crosses into northern Tennessee, and then curves back up into western Kentucky before...
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- The , a 50-gun sailing frigate launched in 1842.
- The , a steel-hulled sailing bark, was launched 17 August 1904.
- The , a fleet oiler, launched in 1944 and scrapped in 1972.