USS Kearsarge

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Five ships in the United States Navy were named USS Kearsarge . The namesake of the first was Mount Kearsarge (Merrimack County, New Hampshire) , the other ships were named in honor of the first.

USS Kearsarge (1861)
USS Kearsarge (BB-5) , battleship 1898–1955
USS Kearsarge (CV-12) , aircraft carrier, entered service as USS Hornet
USS Kearsarge (CV-33) , Essex-class aircraft carrier 1945–1974
USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) , amphibious assault ship, since 1993