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USS Portsmouth
Four vessels of the United States Navy have been named USS Portsmouth, after the seaport city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
- The second Portsmouth was a sloop-of-war commissioned in 1844, active in the American Civil War, decommissioned in 1878 but continuing as a training ship until 1915.
- The third Portsmouth (CL-102) was a light cruiser in service from 1945 to 1949.
- The fourth Portsmouth (SSN-707) was a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine commissioned in 1983 and decommissioned in 2004.
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