USS Alabama
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At least seven United States Navy
ships have been named Alabama, after the southern state of Alabama
.
, a 74-gun ship of the line, laid down in 1819, though never completed as such. She was eventually launched in 1864 as the storeship USS New Hampshire.
, a sidewheel steamer transferred to the Navy in 1849 that served as a troop transport during the Mexican-American War.
, a sidewheel steamer merchant vessel that was commissioned in 1861 during the American Civil War
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, a pre-dreadnought
battleship
commissioned in 1900 and scrapped in 1924. This is the ship referred to in the song "Oceana Roll".
, a 69-foot motor boat inspected by the Navy in the summer of 1917 and assigned the designation SP-1052.
, a South Dakota class battleship commissioned in 1942, converted to a museum ship in 1964 and is now docked in Mobile, Alabama
.
, an Ohio-class submarine currently in service.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
ships have been named Alabama, after the southern state of Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
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, a 74-gun ship of the line, laid down in 1819, though never completed as such. She was eventually launched in 1864 as the storeship USS New Hampshire.
, a sidewheel steamer transferred to the Navy in 1849 that served as a troop transport during the Mexican-American War.
, a sidewheel steamer merchant vessel that was commissioned in 1861 during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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, a pre-dreadnought
Dreadnought
The dreadnought was the predominant type of 20th-century battleship. The first of the kind, the Royal Navy's had such an impact when launched in 1906 that similar battleships built after her were referred to as "dreadnoughts", and earlier battleships became known as pre-dreadnoughts...
battleship
Battleship
A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns. Battleships were larger, better armed and armored than cruisers and destroyers. As the largest armed ships in a fleet, battleships were used to attain command of the sea and represented the apex of a...
commissioned in 1900 and scrapped in 1924. This is the ship referred to in the song "Oceana Roll".
, a 69-foot motor boat inspected by the Navy in the summer of 1917 and assigned the designation SP-1052.
, a South Dakota class battleship commissioned in 1942, converted to a museum ship in 1964 and is now docked in Mobile, Alabama
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...
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, an Ohio-class submarine currently in service.
See also
- CSS AlabamaCSS AlabamaCSS Alabama was a screw sloop-of-war built for the Confederate States Navy at Birkenhead, United Kingdom, in 1862 by John Laird Sons and Company. Alabama served as a commerce raider, attacking Union merchant and naval ships over the course of her two-year career, during which she never anchored in...
- SS AlabamaSS Alabama-Construction:Alabama was built by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company at Manitowoc, Wisconsin in 1909.She was in length, had a , beam, and drew She was equipped with a 2,200 horsepower quadruple expansion steam engine and a three coal-burning Scotch marine boilers.-Owners:Alabamas first owner...
- MV Maersk AlabamaMV Maersk AlabamaMV Maersk Alabama is a container ship owned by Maersk Line Limited and operated by Waterman Steamship Corporation....
, the merchant ship involved in a 2009 piracy incident