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'''USS ''Vincennes''''' may refer to:

* {{USS|Vincennes|1826}}, was an 18-gun [[sloop-of-war]] commissioned in 1826 and sold in 1867
* {{USS|Vincennes|CA-44}}, was a {{sclass|New Orleans|cruiser}} commissioned in 1937 and lost in the [[Battle of Savo Island]] in 1942
* {{USS|Vincennes|CL-64}} was a {{sclass|Cleveland|cruiser|1}} commissioned in 1944 and decommissioned in 1946
* {{USS|Vincennes|CG-49}} was a {{sclass|Ticonderoga|cruiser|1}}, commissioned in 1985 and decommissioned in 2005, primarily known for the shooting down of [[Iran Air Flight 655]] in 1988, which killed all 290 on board.

==Commemoration ==
The City of [[Vincennes, Indiana]] has erected [[public art]] to commemorate the three 20th-century ships named ''Vincennes'':
{{gallery|mode=packed
|File:USS Vincennes (CA-44) memorial.jpg|[[USS Vincennes (CA-44)|USS ''Vincennes'' (CA-44)]]
|File:USS Vincennes (CL-64) marker.jpg|[[USS Vincennes (CL-64)|USS ''Vincennes'' (CL-64)]]
|USS Vincennes (CG-49) marker.jpg|[[USS Vincennes (CG-49)|USS ''Vincennes'' (CG-49)]]
}}
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