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X , . llfirst Princeton Named for the home town of Captain Stockton, USN, who supervised -all construction. Built in Philadelphia in 1842 and was the first screw steam war vessel ever built. ln addi- tion to her steam engines she was ship rigged, spreading 14,413 feet of canvas. One of the iron guns was called the Peacemaker which later exploded, killing five persons, more notable of which were Abel P. Upshure, Secretary of State, and Honorable Thomas W. C-ilmer, Secretary of Navy. Was active in operations against Mexico during Mexican War then operated in the Mediterranean until 1849 when she was surveyed. Saconb flrinceton By this time Captain Stockton was a member of the Senate, and primarily through his efforts, the second Princeton was rebuilt in the Boston Yard from timber and parts from the Oiginal Princeton. She -was launched in 18513 was Clipper- built and used new boilers and propeller but using the same engines from the first Princeton. She was fitted out for duty as one of 'Perry's Squadron in the East lndies but serious boiler trouble kept her from ever deploying. Operated in and around East Coast, Gulf of Mexico and West Indies until 1857 when she was taken to Philadelphia where she was used as a receiv- ing ship. She was sold for scrap in 1886. - ., - ,,.. 7- , . . , s .f , , if f f iid . - 3 , ff. ...X ff A ff, , 5, NK f . wk : fl, XXX? A ,V ' ,,,. .. af an .. 1 5 ii A ..... 15, D f 3 .1 ,l N 'ff ,,,, , an ,V f. rar. ff L J,-we-1, ,..Q,....4,WMf,fm X, 4 1 + f 'ff-,.,j3.f?i,:., I 8 , , an f ,A G if any .zu ft .QA X' . XX .X . ,, f. 1 f 1 - it .. K . ,X , ff ,,- Y. Q , xt., .cs gg- X 'N 1 W., sr .-mir!!! If-it . ,, . ' fi' -- S ' - X .r if 12- 'K K X ,ze ' 'P , f Mg...-wwf ff' .gg x .gk fi 4. 2,1 1,4 .f Aw 1 ff . ff ' 'F 'i..,.- X 171 , 1 , gf yw m v! ,We ., -it If ff' 'Q f If , 5 rw' 4,3 W. V4 ri 115 A ,j oy-g5,,,5 Q l g A vi' a . Mfg ff .. f ,321 -iq , Q - 3.-J , 1+ , 'fy -. 4 1 H .if K . .t Mu W ,' , 5 ww ,. gy . ,-VV ,I ez 5,1 ffym . s 75,3 fs. ,ff ,KV 1, , if W , X t 1' V f 4 1, PX Yea., 5, fl ,U gd .Jfj M fg, AQ..nmtW:a:- ' I .20 1 H! 5 jKf '-pay 1 K , ,5,,? T Q ,ra 'fm 'WT Wt --'-+,- I ' 1 .fl ggi' . , I ' Ii ' if . ' ' f aff . -. ze' 1. - -1- 'I - f- 'ar ,,,1 - + f' ' af 1 - '???z: ' fffffft ffm . ,mf -- ,,,.,.aw-.. 6- ..-148 . 5,11 ' V I---' ' , ew t--- - rv' a -' s- - fp.: K ftrf v r f H- , ' X- , ...M-, .- , .. f 1 ,. , ,ra K K' . Ay rf . , f ' 3 .a . A N ,W f P ,. , H ll A ,Za ,,,, . - - ,. ,.,.,.,, 2 0- 4 ff H , V 1 F Mtv. .. . ... A x . ,ml W ,, jxylh :X X gu l ly, , ww. -, ..x:.3,,., nm .MQ 4, I , ,, f f M4 , I, we , ...af - -..., .- .- ,,.,,,..i-...Q , V. A., 1 gl i: WM,.a g..-W4 , Y -...Lew-X.. I .., , f ,, ,xi ,ay 1. f ' - ' iv 'ga--gg ,nj 'sggrii - Q- K-F ',- . aL,4jffVW-'a p f ,..,. . -r KK,,,KsK 'M'm- F , L , lfaiwai. N , x V -1 U V ...gg -in U ?,,.,fff 3,1 J' M,i,f,,.5fZ,.,.gg4 . 1:37 -.1 . 'f.,,,m A, .M ..,.'a:, pw .J ,, , ' frm- -r-- 5 - - ffff W ff-ff - ff. gulf- , ,WM f . . tttt . . f ' 'H' -f s,...., K M . -M , , 7 f , . . . - , , , eff'-'A P 1 .. . 1 f . ,, , f f,., ,,a,, H 0 fm, , , -- , aw ,fa ,,,,,,..- M HM-1-..,,L, , . f ' wh... f . f f fzzaw f ,,., . .. . -- f' , - . .C if f-,.,24,f,,f,f' f f ff y'C K, f ff NKK 'sf' - f ' , ft' 'tif' . ' .L.,.,, -. ...fly . fm.. , WWW , r- ,Q j. . n-...t W ff, ,Lim , rw! , , f , '-vw -55. ..- f..,W,.4,271f f- ,MW A ,,.,, , 7 - -'L . gf, fi . ,A ' A PRINCETON AND i 1ttl1 Built to replace her namesake, the CVL-23, the fifth Prince- ton was constructed in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and she was commissioned in November 1945. Upon her launching, she was again chris- tened by Mrs. Harold Dodds, wife of the President of Princeton University. Desig- nated CV-37 when commis- sioned, she was re-designated CVS-37 in 1956 and in April 1959 she wasdesignated LPH-5. Present Princeton was in Reserve and out of commis- sion when the Korean conflict broke and she was the first