USS Alliance

Two United States Navy ships have been named Alliance.

USS Alliance (1778), was a sailing frigate of the Continental Navy, and notable for firing the last shots of the Revolutionary War.
USS Alliance (1875), was a screw gunboat commissioned in 1877 and in service until 1911.

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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