Previous ships called Independence: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
mNo edit summary |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{attention}} | |||
{{Independence-A}} | {{Independence-A}} | ||
== | ==USS Independence== | ||
US Navy. 10 gun sloop. Served in American War of Independence. | |||
<!-- The first Independence was a 10-gun sloop bought in 1775 and wrecked in 1778. --> | |||
==USS Independence== | |||
US Navy. 12 gun brig | |||
<!-- The second Independence was a 12-gun brig purchased in 1777 and sold in 1779. --> | |||
==[[wp:USS | ==[[wp:USS Independence (1814)|USS Independence]]== | ||
First US Navy ship of the line. | |||
<!-- This Independence, first ship-of-the-line commissioned in the U.S. Navy, launched June 22, 1814 in the Boston Navy Yard. She immediately took on guns and was stationed with frigate Constitution to protect the approaches to Boston Harbor. She led her squadron from Boston July 3, 1815 to deal with piratical acts of the Barbary Powers against American merchant commerce. The Independence was recommissioned three times: 1837, 1849, and 1854. She was a ship that proved to be very durable and was not decommissioned permanently until November 3, 1912. Finally on September 20, 1919, the Independence was burned on the Hunter's Point mud flats to recover her metal fittings. The sturdy veteran of the days of wooden ships and iron men had survived more than a century, 98 years of which were spent serving the U.S. Navy. --> | |||
==[[wp:USS | ==[[wp:USS Neville (AP-16)|USS Independence]] - SP-3676== | ||
US Navy. Freighter. | |||
The | <!-- A 7898 gross ton freighter built at San Francisco in 1918. The ship was taken over by the Navy soon after completion and placed in commission as USS Independence in mid-November 1918, a few days after the Armistice had ended World War I combat action. In January 1919 the ship made one voyage to England, with a cargo of food. She was decommissioned in March 1919 and returned to the United States Shipping Board. Extensively rebuilt in about 1930, she was the merchant ship City of Norfolk until 1940, when the Navy again acquired her. Converted to a transport, she served until 1946 as the USS Neville. --> | ||
==[[wp:USS Independence (CVL-22)|USS Independence]] - CVL-22== | |||
:'''"The difficult we do immediately; ....the impossible takes a little longer"'' | |||
The lead ship of the US Navys' [[wp:Independence class aircraft carrier|Independence class]]. Earnt 8 Battle Stars during Earths' World War II | |||
<!-- The first aircraft carrier Independence (CV-22) was launched on August 22, 1942 by New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.; and commissioned January 14, 1943. This Independence was the first of her class as she was converted from a cruiser hull to serve as an Aircraft Carrier. The Independence saw action early on her career during World War II with successful raids on Marcus Island and Wake Island both in 1943. The ship was severely damaged on November 20, 1943 when a Japanese fighter group launched five torpedoes that scored a hit on her starboard quarter. The ship was successful in returning to Funafuti for repairs and returned to full operational status during July of 1944. After her return to the fleet, she took part in the Palaus Operation which lead to the final assault on the Phillipines in October of 1944. Her most important victory was the sinking of the Japanese battleship Musashi along with the destruction of Admiral Ozawa's carrier group during the Battle for Leyte Gulf. The Independence later saw action during the strike on Okinawa and as well as a few final strikes against mainland Japan. Her final mission was to transport veterans back to the United States following the war. After the transport was completed, the Independence was a test vessel for the Bikini Island atomic bomb. The ship was not sunk by the atomic bomb but was finally decommissioned August 28, 1946 and was finally sunk off the coast of California on January 29, 1951. --> | |||
==[[wp:SS Independence|SS Independence]]== | |||
Ocean Liner | |||
==[[wp:USS Independence (CV-62)|USS Independence]] - CV-62== | ==[[wp:USS Independence (CV-62)|USS Independence]] - CV-62== | ||
:''"Freedom's Flagship"'' | |||
US Navy. 5th ship & 2nd Aircraft Carrier to bear the name. Forrestal Class. Flew the [[wp:First Navy Jack|First Navy Jack]] as the oldest ship in the US Fleet for three years (1995-8) | |||
The second aircraft carrier Independence (CVA-62) was launched by New York Navy Yard June 6, 1958 and commissioned January 10, 1959. This ship had a conventional power source (meaning that it was not Nuclear Powered as several US ships were during this time period). This Independence served in two wars: The Vietnam War and the Gulf War. During the Vietnam War, she participated in the first major series of coordinated strikes against vital enemy supply lines north of the Hanoi-Haiphong complex, successfully evading the first massive surface-to-air missile barrage in aviation history while attacking assigned targets, and executing, with daring and precision, the first successful attack on an enemy surface-to-air missile installation. During the Gulf War she launched twenty Navy aircraft in the Persian Gulf that were the first coalition aircraft on station over Iraq as Operation Southern Watch began. Southern Watch was the enforcement of a ban on Iraqi warplanes and helicopters from flying south of the 32nd parallel. From June 30, 1995 until her decommissioning, the Independence was the oldest ship in the US Navy's active fleet. She was decommissioned September 30, 1998 in Bremerton Naval Shipyard, Washington. | <!-- The second aircraft carrier Independence (CVA-62) was launched by New York Navy Yard June 6, 1958 and commissioned January 10, 1959. This ship had a conventional power source (meaning that it was not Nuclear Powered as several US ships were during this time period). This Independence served in two wars: The Vietnam War and the Gulf War. During the Vietnam War, she participated in the first major series of coordinated strikes against vital enemy supply lines north of the Hanoi-Haiphong complex, successfully evading the first massive surface-to-air missile barrage in aviation history while attacking assigned targets, and executing, with daring and precision, the first successful attack on an enemy surface-to-air missile installation. During the Gulf War she launched twenty Navy aircraft in the Persian Gulf that were the first coalition aircraft on station over Iraq as Operation Southern Watch began. Southern Watch was the enforcement of a ban on Iraqi warplanes and helicopters from flying south of the 32nd parallel. From June 30, 1995 until her decommissioning, the Independence was the oldest ship in the US Navy's active fleet. She was decommissioned September 30, 1998 in Bremerton Naval Shipyard, Washington. --> | ||
==[[wp:USS Independence (LCS-2)|USS Independence]] - LCS-2== | ==[[wp:USS Independence (LCS-2)|USS Independence]] - LCS-2== | ||
US Navy. Prototype for the Independence class Littoral Combat ship. | |||
==[[USS Independence]] - NCC 01776== | ==[[USS Independence]] - NCC 01776== | ||
:''A little Revolution is good every now and then...'' | :''"A little Revolution is good every now and then..."'' | ||
Starfleet | |||
Revision as of 20:36, 5 March 2008
 |
This article is in need of attention. Please improve it in any way you see fit. |
| USS Independence-A | ||
|---|---|---|
 LOST | ||
| ||
USS Independence
US Navy. 10 gun sloop. Served in American War of Independence.
USS Independence
US Navy. 12 gun brig
USS Independence
First US Navy ship of the line.
USS Independence - SP-3676
US Navy. Freighter.
USS Independence - CVL-22
- '"The difficult we do immediately; ....the impossible takes a little longer"
The lead ship of the US Navys' Independence class. Earnt 8 Battle Stars during Earths' World War II
SS Independence
Ocean Liner
USS Independence - CV-62
- "Freedom's Flagship"
US Navy. 5th ship & 2nd Aircraft Carrier to bear the name. Forrestal Class. Flew the First Navy Jack as the oldest ship in the US Fleet for three years (1995-8)
USS Independence - LCS-2
US Navy. Prototype for the Independence class Littoral Combat ship.
USS Independence - NCC 01776
- "A little Revolution is good every now and then..."
Starfleet
