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'''Independence''' is a name which has been bestowed upon a number of ships, ranging from a cruise liner and a frieghter to two aircraft carriers. It has twice been the name given to the lead ship of its' class and is a name which recurs through-out the history of Earths US Navy. The names' meaning of freedom and liberty has ensured that the name has passed to Starfleet vessels that have followed over half a millenium after the first naval vessel. | '''Independence''' is a name which has been bestowed upon a number of ships, ranging from a cruise liner and a frieghter to two aircraft carriers. It has twice been the name given to the lead ship of its' class and is a name which recurs through-out the history of Earths US Navy. The names' meaning of freedom and liberty has ensured that the name has passed to Starfleet vessels that have followed over half a millenium after the first naval vessel. | ||
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A brigantine named Independence was built at Kingston, Mass., in mid-1776. The brig served in the Massachusetts State Navy and cruised off New England until captured by the Royal Navy in early 1777. http://www.kingstonobserver.com/ships-commerce3.shtml | A brigantine named Independence was built at Kingston, Mass., in mid-1776. The brig served in the Massachusetts State Navy and cruised off New England until captured by the Royal Navy in early 1777. http://www.kingstonobserver.com/ships-commerce3.shtml | ||
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The | The second Independence was a Continental sloop built in Baltimore, Maryland, and purchased & fitted out by the Marine Committee. In September 1776 she cruised under Captain John Young along the Atlantic Coast to the Caribbean to guard American merchant trade in the West Indies. In mid-1777 she sailed for France, arriving at L'Orient in late September with important diplomatic dispatches. She captured two prizes en route and disposed of these in France before the Royal Navy could interfere. She was in Quiberon Bay 14 February 1778 when John Paul Jones in Ranger received the first national salute to the flag—first official recognition of the American Republic by a foreign power. The following morning, Jones embarked in Independence and again exchanged salutes. Independence soon sailed for the United States. She was wrecked on the bar 24 April 1778 while attempting to enter Okracoke Inlet, N.C. | ||
==[[wp:USS Independence (1814)|USS Independence]]== | ==[[wp:USS Independence (1814)|USS Independence]]== | ||
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==[[wp:SS Independence|SS Independence]]== | ==[[wp:SS Independence|SS Independence]]== | ||
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==[[wp:USS Independence (CV-62)|USS Independence]] - CV-62== | ==[[wp:USS Independence (CV-62)|USS Independence]] - CV-62== | ||
:''"Freedom's Flagship"'' | :''"Freedom's Flagship"'' | ||
[[Image:USS Independence CVA-62.jpg|left|200px|Forrestal Class carrier USS Independence (US Navy)]]The second aircraft carrier of Earth's US Navy to bear the name. A [[wp:Forrestal class aircraft carrier|Forrestal Class]] ship, she was launched at the New York Navy Yard on 6th June 1958 and commissioned on the 10th January the following year. The carrier | [[Image:USS Independence CVA-62.jpg|left|200px|Forrestal Class carrier USS Independence (US Navy)]]The second aircraft carrier of Earth's US Navy to bear the name. A [[wp:Forrestal class aircraft carrier|Forrestal Class]] ship, she was launched at the New York Navy Yard on 6th June 1958 and commissioned on the 10th January the following year. The carrier spent the majority of its' service in the Mediteranean Sea. However, Independence played a highly visible part of the blockade of Cuba during the Cuban missile crisis of 1962 before being decorated for service in the Vietnam War in 1965. Independence underwent a major refit in the mid 1980's, then served most of the early 90's in the Persian Gulf during the Gulf War and its' aftermath. After over 39 years of service, this Independence was decommissioned on 30th September 1998, having been the oldest ship in the US Navys' active fleet for its' final three years of service. She remained in mothballs for a further five years before being struck. | ||
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==[[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.--> | 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."'' | ||
A [[ma:New Orleans class|New Orleans class]] Starfleet vessel, this Independence was commissioned in 2366 and saw service in the [[ma:Dominion War|Dominion War]]. Having survived the war, it underwent a scheduled refit in 2379. The vessel then saw action in the [[Ithassa Region]] under the command of Captain [[Anassasi, Jessa Kyrn|Jessa Anassasi]]. The ship served with distinction in the region, recognised in part by Starfleet by the fact that Captain Anassasi was a Rear Admiral within 4 years of taking command. The vessel was destroyed in an attempted Gorn invasion of the region, being rammed into the Gorn vessel Emperor's Fang by Commander [[Mar, Idril|Mar]] in the climactic [[Battle of Deep Space 17]] on 26th September 2383. | [[Image:neworleans.jpg|200px|left|The New Orleans class USS Independence (Starfleet)]]A [[ma:New Orleans class|New Orleans class]] Starfleet vessel, this Independence was commissioned in 2366 and saw service in the [[ma:Dominion War|Dominion War]]. Having survived the war, it underwent a scheduled refit in 2379. The vessel then saw action in the [[Ithassa Region]] under the command of Captain [[Anassasi, Jessa Kyrn|Jessa Anassasi]]. The ship served with distinction in the region, recognised in part by Starfleet by the fact that Captain Anassasi was a Rear Admiral within 4 years of taking command. The vessel was destroyed in an attempted Gorn invasion of the region, being rammed into the Gorn vessel Emperor's Fang by Commander [[Mar, Idril|Mar]] in the climactic [[Battle of Deep Space 17]] on 26th September 2383. | ||
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Independence is a name which has been bestowed upon a number of ships, ranging from a cruise liner and a frieghter to two aircraft carriers. It has twice been the name given to the lead ship of its' class and is a name which recurs through-out the history of Earths US Navy. The names' meaning of freedom and liberty has ensured that the name has passed to Starfleet vessels that have followed over half a millenium after the first naval vessel.
USS Independence - CV-62
- "Freedom's Flagship"
The second aircraft carrier of Earth's US Navy to bear the name. A Forrestal Class ship, she was launched at the New York Navy Yard on 6th June 1958 and commissioned on the 10th January the following year. The carrier spent the majority of its' service in the Mediteranean Sea. However, Independence played a highly visible part of the blockade of Cuba during the Cuban missile crisis of 1962 before being decorated for service in the Vietnam War in 1965. Independence underwent a major refit in the mid 1980's, then served most of the early 90's in the Persian Gulf during the Gulf War and its' aftermath. After over 39 years of service, this Independence was decommissioned on 30th September 1998, having been the oldest ship in the US Navys' active fleet for its' final three years of service. She remained in mothballs for a further five years before being struck.
USS Independence - NCC 01776
- "A little revolution is good every now and then."
A New Orleans class Starfleet vessel, this Independence was commissioned in 2366 and saw service in the Dominion War. Having survived the war, it underwent a scheduled refit in 2379. The vessel then saw action in the Ithassa Region under the command of Captain Jessa Anassasi. The ship served with distinction in the region, recognised in part by Starfleet by the fact that Captain Anassasi was a Rear Admiral within 4 years of taking command. The vessel was destroyed in an attempted Gorn invasion of the region, being rammed into the Gorn vessel Emperor's Fang by Commander Mar in the climactic Battle of Deep Space 17 on 26th September 2383.