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USS Hartford, a sloop-of-war steamer, was the first ship of the United States Navy named for Hartford, the capital of Connecticut. Hartford served in several prominent campaigns in the American Civil War as the flagship of David G. Farragut, most notably the Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864.
USS Hartford (SSN-768), a Los Angeles-class submarine, is the second ship of the Navy to be named for Hartford, Connecticut.The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 30 June 1988 and her keel was laid down on 22 February 1992.
The collision occurred about 1:00 am local time (5:00 pm EST, 19 March 2009) as Hartford and New Orleans transited the Strait of Hormuz. The collision inflicted minor injuries on 15 sailors on Hartford and ruptured a fuel tank on New Orleans, spilling 25,000 US gal (95,000 L) of diesel fuel.
USS Adams (1799), scuttled 3 September 1814 to prevent capture; USS Albany (1846), lost after 28–29 September 1854 with approx. 197 aboard; USS Alligator (1813), captured 14 December 1814; USS Belle Italia (1862) USS Boston (1825), wrecked 15 November 1846, no fatalities; USS Brockenborough (1862), wrecked 27 May 1863
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Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Hartford, named in honor of Hartford, the capital of Connecticut. USS Hartford (1858), was a sloop-of-war, commissioned in 1859 and finally disposed of in 1957. USS Hartford (SSN-768), is a Los Angeles-class submarine, commissioned in 1994 and currently in service.
USS Constitution in 1997, formerly (IX-21) from 1941 to 1975 The IX (unclassified–miscellaneous) hull classification symbol is used for ships of the United States Navy that do not fit into one of the standard categories.
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