USS Kickapoo
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Two warships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Kickapoo, though only one was commissioned under that name. The Kickapoo are a tribe of Algonquian Indians.
- The first Kickapoo, (1864), was a Milwaukee-class monitor that was commissioned 8 July 1864. She was served in the American Civil War, and was decommissioned 29 July 1865. She set laid up until 12 September 1874 when she was sold at public auction.
- The second Kickapoo, (AT-29), was renamed Mahopac prior to launch 24 February 1919.
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