Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Reprisal, promising hostile action in response to an offence. The first Reprisal, 18, was a brig purchased by the American Continental Congress to serve in the American Revolutionary War. The second Reprisal (CV-35) was to be an aircraft carrier, but construction was cancelled in August 1945. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.