Two ships of the United States Navy have been named Bunker Hill, in remembrance of the Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolutionary War:
- USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), was an Essex-class aircraft carrier that fought heavily in the Pacific during World War II and was destroyed by Kamikaze attacks [1]
- USS Bunker Hill (CG-52), was a guided missile cruiser commissioned in 1986 and decommissioned in 2023 [2]
Merchant vessels
- SS Bunker Hill, was acquired by the United States Navy in 1917 and commissioned as USS Aroostook (CM-3).
- SS Bunker Hill, a civilian-operated T2 tanker steamer, sank on 6 March 1964 after an explosion. She broke in two near Anacortes, Washington.
References
- ^ Bunker Hill I, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
- ^ Bunker Hill II, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
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