Steuben

Steuben was the surname of Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730-1794), a Prussian officer who aided the colonials in the American Revolutionary War.

Places in the United States of America named after Steuben include:

  • Steuben, Maine
  • Steuben, New York
  • Steuben, Wisconsin
  • Steuben County, Indiana
  • Steuben County, New York
  • Steubenville, Indiana
  • Steubenville, Ohio

Ships named for Steuben (directly or indirectly) include:

  • USS Von Steuben (ID-3017), a U.S. Navy transport in World War I; formerly the German ocean liner SS Kronprinz Wilhelm
  • SS Frederick Von Steuben (Hull Number 2801), a U.S. Liberty ship built in 1944 and scrapped in 1961
  • SS General von Steuben, German auxiliary cruiser sunk by a Soviet submarine in February 1945
  • USS Von Steuben (SSBN-632), American submarine
  • USS Steuben County, a U.S. Navy tank landing ship in the Korean War

Other memorials for Steuben:

  • Von Steuben Day, holiday in Baron von Steuben's honor
  • Steuben Monument, a sculpture in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Steuben may also refer to:

  • Fritz Steuben (1898-1981), writer
  • Steuben Glass Works
  • Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center