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HISTORY of ships named BOSTON k linil
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i 1 K J i m ln gg 1 Tradition is an adage throughout the United States Navy, and this is best reflected in the names the Navy gives its fighting ships. One name which has been prominent in naval history since 1776 is that of the capital city of Massachusetts — BOSTON. The U.S.S. BOSTON ' S honored story began in the year of the Decla- ration of Independence, 1776. In that year, the first BOSTON, an armed gondola, was launched at Whitehall, New York. She served during the lighting on Lake Champlain with the Uovulutionary Navy. The year 1776 also saw the second BOSTON enter service in the U. S. Navy. A 24-gun frigate, she served as a privateer, challenging the world ' s greatest naval power. Great Britain, on the high seas. She cruised in European waters during the Revolu- tion, taking four prizes, including the British frigates IIMS FOX and IIMS POLE. The third BOSTON lived up to the fine reputations set by her predeces- sors during the undeclared war with France and also against the Royal Navy. Built from finances raised by the citizens of Boston in 1799, she also took part in the Tripoli tan Wars. A 32-gun frigate, she was the first copper-bottomed ship built in America, mainly due to the efforts of Paul Revere in persuading the Navy to build such a ship. On October 12th, 1800, she encountered the French corvette LE BERCEAU, and defeated her in a long, hard engagement. The third BOSTON served her country until 1802. In 1825 the fourth BOSTON entered the Navy. Built in the Boston Navy Yard, she served as an important unit of the Mediterranean, Pacific, East Indian and Brazilian squadrons as a sloop of war for 21 years. The fifth BOSTON, a protected or steel cruiser, was commissioned in 1887. She served with the Atlantic Fleet until 1892, when she entered the Asiatic Squadron in the Phillip- pines. On May 1st, 1898, she fought with Admiral Dewey ' s forces during the Battle of Manila Bay. The victory won there ensured the United States control of the Philippines during the Spanish-American War. From 1899 to 1946 she continued to uphold the BOSTON tradition by serving first as a training ship, and later as a receiving ship. ' miiii: i
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