USS San Jacinto
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Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS San Jacinto, after the Texas battle of San Jacinto in 1836.

• The first San Jacinto was an early screw frigate of the Navy, launched in 1850 and active during the American Civil War, but wrecked at the beginning of 1865.

• The second San Jacinto (CVL-30) was a light aircraft carrier that saw action in the latter half of World War II and was decommissioned in 1947.

• The third San Jacinto (CG-56) is a guided missile cruiser commissioned in 1988 and in service as of 2003.

The SS San Jacinto was a civilian steamship that collided with the USS Oosterdijk in 1918.

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