USS Phoenix

Six United States Navy ships have borne the name Phoenix, the first two for the phoenix, a mythical bird of ancient Egypt that consumes itself in fire, only to rise again rejuvenated from its ashes, and the later three for the capital of Arizona.

The first Phoenix was a packet purchased by the Continental Navy in 1778.
The second Phoenix was a 90-ton schooner of two guns built in 1841.
The third Phoenix was a 404-ton ship purchased by the Navy on 1861 for the Stone Fleet.
The fourth Phoenix (CL-46) was a Brooklyn-class light cruiser that served in World War II, and later, as the Argentine General Belgrano was sunk in the Falklands War.
The fifth Phoenix (AG-172) was laid down as Capital Victory (MCV?183) in 1945, then renamed Arizona in 1948, then renamed Phoenix and classified AG?172 in 1962.
The sixth Phoenix (SSN-702) was a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine commissioned in 1981.

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