 uss dayton has been the name of two ships in the united states navy, named after the city of dayton, ohio. *, was renamed and reclassified monterey (cvl-26) on 31 march 1942, prior to launching. *uss dayton (cl-105), a cleveland-class light cruiser, served from 1944 until 1949.  
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