USS Amsterdam
# USS Amsterdam

USS Amsterdam may refer to either of two U.S. Navy ships named for Amsterdam, New York:

* USS Amsterdam (CL-59), was to have been a light cruiser numbered CL-59, but she was completed as the light aircraft carrier Independence (CVL-22).
* USS Amsterdam (CL-101), was a light cruiser, commissioned in 1945 and briefly participated in the final campaign against Japan.

## Sources

* This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
