USS Providence

Five ships of the United States Navy were named USS Providence , after the city of Providence , Rhode Island :

• USS Providence (1775) , a gunboat, in service from 1775 to 1779
• USS Providence (1776 frigate) , a frigate in service from 1776 to 1780, taken over by the Royal Navy
• USS Providence (1776 freighter) , a freighter, in service in 1776, sunk in the Battle of Valcour
• USS Providence (CLG-6) , a Cleveland-class light cruiser , in service from 1945 to 1973
• USS Providence (SSN-719) , a Los Angeles-class submarine , in service since 1985