About: USS Lancaster

USS Lancaster may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy: * USS Lancaster (1855), was a sidewheel steamship built in 1855 and purchased by the US Navy in 1862. She was converted to a ram, served in the American Civil War and sunk in battle in March 1863 * USS Lancaster (1858), was a screw sloop launched in 1858 and served until transferred to the US Treasury Department for use as a quarantine ship in 1913 * USS Lancaster (ID-2953), was a cargo ship launched in 1918 and immediately pressed into service transporting supplies and then returning World War I troops from Europe. She was decommissioned in 1919. * USS Lancaster (AK-193), was a cargo ship during World War II, from July 1944 to November 1945 This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If