USS Vixen

Six ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Vixen.
* The first Vixen was a schooner, launched in 1803 and captured by the British in 1812.
* The second Vixen was a brig, purchased in 1813 and captured later that same year.
* The third Vixen was a steamship, purchased in 1846 and sold in 1855.
* The fourth Vixen was a gunboat, acquired in 1861 and decommissioned in 1862.
* The fifth Vixen (PY-4) was a yacht, built in 1896, acquired in 1898 and decommissioned in 1922.
* The sixth Vixen (PG-53) was a gunboat, commissioned in 1941 and decommissioned in 1946.

See also:Neosho carried the name Vixen for a few months in 1869.