USS Rochester has been the name of many ships of the United States Navy. All of the ships are named for the city of Rochester, New York. Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous

• USS New York (ACR-2), was renamed and redesignated to Rochester (CA-2). USS New York (ACR-2 Assigned to the South Atlantic Squadron, New York departed New York Harbor 27 December 1893 for
• USS Saint Paul (CA-73), was originally laid down as Rochester, but was renamed prior to being launched. World War II After shakedown in the Caribbean Sea, Saint Paul departed Boston Massachusetts, on 15 May 1945 and headed for
• USS Rochester (CA-124), an Oregon City-class heavy cruiser

List of Oregon City class cruisers The heavy cruiser was a type of Cruiser, a naval Warship designed for long range high speed and an armament of naval guns roughly 8in in calibre

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