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Three United States Navy ships have been named Buffalo, the first after the large mammal, the others after the city of Buffalo, New York.

The first Buffalo was a 3-gun sloop purchased April 1813 at Philadelphia and attached to the Delaware Flotilla . Under the command of Lieutenant Samuel Angus , she took part in the flotilla's 29 July 1813 attack on British frigate HMS Junon and sloop-of-war HMS Martin . She was sold at Philadelphia 12 August 1816.
The second Buffalo was an auxiliary cruiser purchased for use in the Spanish-American War.
The third Buffalo (SSN-715)USS Buffalo (SSN-715 a Los Angeles class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Buffalo, New York. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 23 Feb is the 25th Los Angeles-classThe ''Los Angeles class attack submarines ( SSN) were the most numerous class of nuclear powered submarines built by any nation, and formed the bulk of the U. attack submarine force well into the 21st century. They were preceded by the Sturgeon class and nuclear attack submarine.

Light cruiserA light cruiser is a warship that is not so large and powerful as a regular (or heavy) cruiser, but still larger than ships like destroyers. They were first built in Britain with Mercury in 1879, and gradually became faster and more powerful, with greater hull CL-84 was to have been named Buffalo, but was cancelled 16 December 1940Events January-February January 5 FM radio is demonstrated to the FCC for the first time. January 6 World War II: Mass execution of Poles, committed by Germans in the Poznan, Warthegau. January 12 World War II: Russia bombs cities in Finland. February 2 F.

Hull CL-99 was also to have been a Buffalo, but was converted into the light aircraft carrierA light aircraft carrier is an aircraft carrier that is smaller than the standard carriers of a navy. The precise definition of the type varies by country, typically having a capacity of 1/2 to 2/3 of the aircraft of a full-sized carrier. In World War II, Bataan (CVL-29)The USS Bataan preparing for her second Korean War deployment Career Laid down: 31 August 1942 Launched: 1 August 1943 Commissioned: 17 November 1943 Decommissioned: 9 April 1954 Fate: museum ship (planned) General Characteristics Displacement:11,000 Leng.

Hull CL-110 was yet another attempt to have a cruiser Buffalo, but was cancelled 12 August 1945.

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