Other Ships Named USS Cincinnati-- Part 1: A Union Ironclad and Protected Cruiser

The FIRST USS CINCINNATI was a Union ironclad gunboat during the Civil War that operated on the rivers and Gulf of Mexico.  It was sunk twice in battles and raised each time.  It was sold in 1866.

The SECOND USS CINCINNATI (C-7) was a protected cruiser which served from 1894 to 1919.  The crew adopted a goat from the Cincinnati Zoo as a mascot.  After it was scrapped, pieces of it were used in the construction of the third USS Cincinnati.

This ship was in both the Spanish-American War and World War I.

--DaCoot