USS Puritan (1864) was a single-turret monitor that was never commissioned. She remained in the docks until 1874 when she was broken up and her name transferred to a new vessel.
USS Puritan (BM-1) was an Puritan-class monitor. After a long fitting out period, she was commissioned on 10 December 1896 and served in the Spanish–American War and as a militia vessel thereafter. She was sold for scrap 26 January 1922.
Puritan (ACM-16) was the Army mine planter USAMP Col. Alfred A. Maybach transferred to the Navy, 7 March 1951 and placed directly in reserve. She was later reclassified as MMA–16 and renamed Puritan effective 1 May 1955. She was struck from the Navy List in 1959.
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