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USS Philadelphia

Six ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Philadelphia, after the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

• The first Philadelphia was a gondola built in 1776 on Lake Champlain by Benedict Arnold and sunk in the Battle of Valcour Island.

• The second Philadelphia was a 28-gun sailing frigate active in the Quasi-War, captured in the First Barbary War and later burned.

• The third Philadelphia was a side-wheel steamer used in the American Civil War.

• The fourth Philadelphia (C-4) was a protected cruiser commissioned in 1890 and in service until 1926.

• The fifth Philadelphia (CL-41) was a light cruiser commissioned 1937, active in World War II, and sold to Brazil in 1951.

• The sixth Philadelphia (SSN-690) is a Los Angeles-class attack submarine commissioned in 1977 and on active service as of 2004.

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