USS Phoenix
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Six United States Navy ships have borne the name Phoenix, the first two for the phoenix, a mythical bird of ancient Egypt that consumes itself in fire, only to rise again rejuvenated from its ashes, and the later three for the capital of Arizona.
- The first Phoenix was a packet purchased by the Continental Navy in 1778.
- The second Phoenix was a 90-ton schooner of two guns built in 1841.
- The third Phoenix was a 404-ton ship purchased by the Navy on 1861 for the Stone Fleet.
- The fourth Phoenix (CL-46) was a Brooklyn-class light cruiser that served in World War II, and later, as the Argentine General Belgrano was sunk in the Falklands War.
- The fifth Phoenix (AG-172) was laid down as Capital Victory (MCV–183) in 1945, then renamed Arizona in 1948, then renamed Phoenix and classified AG–172 in 1962.
- The sixth Phoenix (SSN-702) was a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine commissioned in 1981.