USS Princeton

So far, six ships of the United States Navy have been named Princeton after the city ​​of Princeton in the US state of New Jersey , which was the scene of a decisive battle during the American Revolutionary War .

• USS Princeton (1843) - The Navy's first screw-propelled ship, entered service in 1843. On February 28, 1844, a severe explosion occurred when she was sailing on the Potomac River with numerous political and business figures, including then President John Tyler and Senator Thomas Hart Benton . Among the fatalities were the US Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur and the Secretary of the Navy Thomas W. Gilmer .
• USS Princeton (1851) - A transport and training ship in service from 1852.
• USS Princeton (PG-13) - A gunboat built in 1898.
• USS Princeton (CVL-23) - A light aircraft carrier during the Pacific War that was sunk in October 1944.
• USS Princeton (CV-37, later LPH-5) - An aircraft carrier entered service in 1945 and used in the Korean and Vietnam War .
• USS Princeton (CG-59) - A guided missile cruiser active since 1989 .