 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
24 GUN SLOOP OF WAR
Commissioned Aug. 27, 1826
Decommissioned Aug. 28, 1865
HEAVY CRUISER CA 44
Commissioned Feb. 27, 1937
Sunk Aug. 9, 1942
LIGHT CRUISER CL 64
Commissioned Jan. 22, 1944
Decommissioned Sept. 10, 1946
AEGIS CRUISER CG 49
Commissioned July 6, 1985
Commemorating
The Patriotism, devotion to duty, valor, energy and seamanship of those Americans who served in the ships U. S. S. VINCENNES
Each a Man-of-War, these ships of the United States Navy carried out missions which expanded Global knowledge, opened avenues of international culture and commercial exchange. Expressed policies of peace and amity, and in time of conflict, defended the ideals of general liberty, personal freedom and human dignity throughout the world.
City of Vincennes.
2nd St. & Patrick Henry Dr., Vincennes, Knox County Indiana
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