USS Bunker Hill

Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Bunker Hill, in remembrance of the Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolutionary War.

• The first Bunker Hill (CV-17) was an aircraft carrier that fought heavily in the Pacific during World War II.

• The second Bunker Hill (CG-52) is a guided missile cruiser commissioned in 1986 and on active service as of 2003.

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