USS Essex

Five ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Essex, after the
town of Essex, Massachusetts.

   * The first Essex was a 32-gun sailing frigate launched in 1799, one of
     the heroes of the War of 1812.

   * The second Essex was an ironclad steamer in the American Civil War.

   * The third Essex was a wooden screw steamer launched in 1876, one of the
     last ships of the "Old Navy".

   * The fourth Essex (CV-9) was an aircraft carrier commissioned in 1942
     and active in both World War II, the Korean War, and the Apollo
     program, finally decommissioning in 1969.

   * The fifth Essex (LHD-2) is an amphibious assault ship commissioned 1992
     and on active service in 2003.

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