USS Iris

Five ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Iris for Iris, who in Greek mythology is the goddess of the rainbow

USS Iris (1847), was commissioned in 1847, served during the Mexican–American War and was decommissioned in 1848
USS Iris (1863), was built in 1863, served in the American Civil War, and decommissioned in 1865
USS Iris (1869), was a monitor built as USS Shiloh in 1865, renamed Iris in 1869 and decommissioned in 1874
USS Iris (1885), was commissioned in 1898 and decommissioned in 1916
USS Iris (1897), was a lighthouse tender, built in 1897, transferred to the US Navy in 1917 and returned to the Department of Commerce in 1919

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