USS New Hampshire
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USS New Hampshire may refer to one of a number of United States Navy
ships named in honor of the state of New Hampshire
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was one of nine ships of the line authorized (as the ) in 1816, but not launched until 1864 as a storeship and destroyed by fire in 1921
was a commissioned in 1908 and sold for scrapping in 1923
was a authorized in 1940 but canceled in 1943 before her keel was laid
is a nuclear-powered attack submarine
, commissioned in 2008 and currently in active 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 named in honor of the state of New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
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was one of nine ships of the line authorized (as the ) in 1816, but not launched until 1864 as a storeship and destroyed by fire in 1921
was a commissioned in 1908 and sold for scrapping in 1923
was a authorized in 1940 but canceled in 1943 before her keel was laid
is a nuclear-powered attack submarine
Submarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
, commissioned in 2008 and currently in active service