This web site is dedicated to all the families,

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This web site is dedicated to all the families, 
friends and the crew members present and past 
who served aboard the ship named Providence. It
is a tribute to the devotion to duty and tireless
efforts of those who served aboard her in peace
and war.  May we never forget the spirit of
Providence and those who stand vigilant and
strong, always ready to protect and defend our
country.
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The Name Providence

• A brief history

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• PROVIDENCE is a name which goes back to the very
  beginnings of the United States Navy. Three ships
  of the name have served our country at the
  beginning in a seemingly hopeless struggle
  against the might of the world's greatest sea
  power, (Great Britain).

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• This struggle, in which the first two ships named
  PROVIDENCE took part, brought into being our
  nation. The third ship named PROVIDENCE was built
  during the great shipbuilding programs of World
  War ll, but was too late to participate in that
  titanic global struggle.

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•  The first PROVIDENCE was a sloop-of-war.  Fast,
  intended primarily as a commerce raider, armed
  with twelve 4 pound swivel guns. She was
  purchased by

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• the Continental Navy in December 1775 and
  participated in the capture of New Providence and
  Nassau in the Bahamas, as well its capturing many
  British merchantmen and two men-of-war before she
  was trapped in the Penobscot River and destroyed
  to avoid capture on 14 August 1779. She was the
  last survivor of the original Continental Navy of
  1775, and had included among her Commanding
  Officers, John Paul Jones.

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• The second PROVIDENCE was a frigate of 28 guns
  built at Providence, Rhode Island. Launched in
  May of 1776, she was blockaded at the Providence
  River for more than a year. On 30 April 1778
  under the command of Captain Abraham Wipple,
  PROVIDENCE ran the blockade, damaging two British
  warships and successfully escaping.

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• She then launched upon a career of commerce
  raiding with good success, and as part of now
  Commodore Wipples squadron engaged in defense of
  Charleston for nearly 5 months, was captured when
  that city fell on 12 May 1780. She then served in
  the Royal Navy.

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• The third PROVIDENCE (CLG-6) is a guided missile
  light cruiser, originally built as a light
  cruiser (CL-82). She was placed in commission at
  Boston Naval Shipyard on 15 May 1945, too late to
  see combat in World II.
• PROVIDENCE made several Med.
• cruises as CL-82 prior to being placed out of
  commission in the reserve fleet on 14 June 1949.

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USS PROVIDENCE CL-82
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• PROVIDENCE commenced her conversion to the
  configuration of a guided missile light cruiser
  on 1 June 1957, and, since her commissioning as
  CLG-6 on 7 September 1959 she has served as both
  FIRST and SEVENTH Fleet flagship and taken part
  in several Vietnam deployments.
•   Since her commissioning as a CLG, she has
  remained essentially the same, except for the
  installation of the Integrated Flagship Data
  System (IFDS) at Hunters Point (San Francisco
  Naval Shipyard) between February and July of
  1970.

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USS PROVIDENCE CLG-6
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• Providence was decommissioned on August 31, 1973
  after a long gallant career.

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• USS PROVIDENCE SSN-719
• (4th to bear the name Providence)
• The legacy of Providence lives on with the
  commissioning of a fast attack Los Angeles Class
  nuclear submarine in 1984.
• Providence was there in Afghanistan firing
  Tomahawk Missiles to strategic targets.

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• Technology has dramatically changed the size and
  capabilities of naval warships since the original
  PROVIDENCE set sail against the British in 1775.
  The mission of PROVIDENCE, however, has not
  changed significantly. That mission remains the
  protection of naval interests of the United
  States of America.
• Providence is still on duty.

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Today our military is called to action again and
I am proud of the men and women going in harms
way to defend our country.  God bless America,
God bless our military and God bless all you guys
that were a part of the legacy of Providence.
 Sam Villa