USS Bunker Hill
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Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Bunker Hill, in remembrance of the Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolutionary War.
- The USS Bunker Hill (1917), was a coastal steamer converted to a minelayer and renamed Aroostook in 1917.
- The USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), was an aircraft carrier that fought heavily in the Pacific during World War II.
- The USS Bunker Hill (CG-52), is a guided missile cruiser commissioned in 1986 and currently on active service.
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- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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