USS Boston

USS Boston has been the name of several notable ships in United States Navy history, with the first commissioned in 1776 during the American Revolutionary War. The most famous USS Boston, a protected cruiser (C-1), was launched in 1884 and played a significant role during the Spanish-American War, notably participating in the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898. Later, the name was carried by a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser (CA-69) commissioned in 1943, which saw extensive action in the Pacific Theater during World War II, including support for landings at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. This vessel was later converted to the world’s first guided missile cruiser (CAG-1) in the 1950s, serving through the early years of the Cold War before decommissioning in 1970.