USS Charleston

Five ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS "Charleston", after the city of Charleston, South Carolina, after 1863 this included Charleston, West Virginia.

* The first USS "Charleston" was a galley that served from 1798 to 1802.

* The second USS|Charleston|C-2, was a protected cruiser commissioned in 1889 which captured the island of Guam during the Spanish-American War in 1898 but was wrecked the following year.

* The third USS|Charleston|C-22, was a protected cruiser that served from 1905 to 1923.

* The fourth USS|Charleston|PG-51, was a patrol boat that served from 1936 to 1946 and saw service in World War II.

* The fifth USS|Charleston|LKA-113, was an amphibious cargo ship commissioned in 1968 and decommissioned in 1992.

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