USS Cheyenne

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Six ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Cheyenne, in honor of the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming.

• The USS Cheyenne, was a tugboat in use during July and August 1898.

• The USS Cheyenne (CL-86), was renamed Vicksburg a year before she was launched in 1942.

• The USS Cheyenne (BM-10), was originally the monitor Wyoming, renamed in 1909, to make Wyoming available for the battleship Wyoming (BB-32).

• The name Cheyenne was assigned to CL-117, but the construction contract was canceled on 12 August 1945.

• The USNS Cheyenne (T-AG-174), was launched 26 June 1945 and struck 15 June 1973.

• The USS Cheyenne (SSN-773), is a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine, commissioned in 1996. Active in service as of 2009^[update]

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