USS Fulton
Five ships of the
United States Navy
have borne the name
USS
Fulton
, in honor of
Robert Fulton
.
United States floating battery
Demologos
, later
Fulton
, a catamaran
steam frigate
, launched in 1815, delivered to the Navy in 1816 and used as a receiving ship until she exploded in 1829
USS
Fulton
(1837)
, a sidewheel steamer launched in 1837, captured by the Confederates in 1861 and destroyed in the evacuation of Pensacola in 1862
USS
Fulton
(AS-1)
, a
submarine tender
launched in 1914, reclassified as a gunboat (PG-49) in 1930, and decommissioned in 1934
USS
Fulton
(SP-247)
, a
tugboat
, converted into a
patrol vessel
in commission from 1917 to 1919
USS
Fulton
(AS-11)
, a
Fulton
-class
submarine tender
, launched in 1940 and struck in 1991
See also
USS
Dick Fulton
(1862)
, a sternwheel steamer in service as a
tender
with the
United States Army
′s
Ram Fleet
from 1862 to ca. 1864
Fulton
(ship)
, for other ships of this name
List of ships with the same or similar names
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