# USS Althea

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Three ships of the [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy) have been named ***[Althea](/source/Althea)***, after a shrub of the mallow family; the [rose of sharon](/source/Rose_of_sharon) or a hollyhock.

- [USS *Althea* (1862)](/source/USS_Althea_(1862)) was a collier that served during the [Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War).
- [USS *Althea* (1863)](/source/USS_Althea_(1863)) was a tugboat that served during the Civil War.
- [USS *Althea* (SP-218)](/source/USS_Althea_(SP-218)) was a motorboat built in 1907.

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