USS Cumberland
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Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Cumberland, after the Cumberland River.

• The first Cumberland was a 50-gun sailing frigate launched in 1842 and sunk by the CSS Virginia in 1862.

• The second Cumberland (AO-153) was a fleet oiler.

The Cumberland Sound (AV-17) was a seaplane tender.

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