USS Independence

Five United States Navy ships have borne the name USS Independence,
symbolizing the universal desire to be free of domination by others.

   * The first Independence was a 10-gun sloop bought in 1775 and wrecked in 1778.

   * The second Independence was a 12-gun brig purchased in 1777 and sold in 1779.

   * The third Independence was the first ship of the line in the Navy,
     launched as a 74-gun ship, but later razeed down to a 54-gun frigate,
     then after 1857 used as a receiving ship until 1912.

   * The fourth Independence (CVL-22) was a light aircraft carrier active in
     World War II.

   * The fifth Independence (CV-62) was an aircraft carrier commissioned in
     1959 and decommissioned in 1998.

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