Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Buchanan , in honor of Captain (USN), Admiral (CSN) Franklin Buchanan .

• USS  Buchanan  (DD-131) , was a Wickes -class destroyer , transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS  Campbeltown .
• USS  Buchanan  (DD-484) , was a Gleaves -class destroyer, commissioned in 1942 and decommissioned in 1946. She was transferred to the Turkish Navy as Gelibolu .
• USS  Buchanan  (DDG-14) , was a Charles F. Adams -class guided missile destroyer , commissioned in 1962 and decommissioned in 1991.

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•   This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . The entry can be found here .
•   This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register , which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain . The entry can be found here .

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