USS Boxer

Six ships of the United States Navy have been named Boxer, after HMS Boxer, which the USS Enterprise captured during the War of 1812.

• The USS Boxer (1815), was a 14-gun brig constructed by C. and D. Churchill of Middletown, Connecticut, and commissioned in 1815 under Lt. John Porter.
• The USS Boxer (1832), was a 10-gun schooner commissioned in 1832.
• The USS Boxer (1865), was originally the blockade runner Tristram Shandy, captured during the Civil War on 15 May 1864.
• The USS Boxer (1905), was a training brigantine commissioned 11 May 1905.
• The USS Boxer (CV-21), was an aircraft carrier launched 14 December 1944 and commissioned 16 April 1945.
• The USS Boxer (LHD-4), is an amphibious assault ship commissioned 11 February 1995 and currently on active duty.

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.