USS Ohio
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Five ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Ohio:
was a schooner
Schooner
A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....

 on Lake Erie during the War of 1812 in commission from 1813 to 1814. was a ship-of-the-line
Ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...

, launched in 1820 and in commission as a warship from 1838 to 1840 and from 1846 to 1850, then later used as a receiving ship. was a predreadnought battleship in commission from 1904 to 1922. was a cancelled in 1943 before her keel was laid down. is the lead ship
Lead ship
The lead ship or class leader is the first of a series or class of ships all constructed according to the same general design. The term is applicable military ships and larger civilian craft.-Overview:...

 of the of nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines. Originally commissioned in 1981, the Ohio was a fleet ballistic missile submarine (SSBN-726) before its conversion.

See also

, a large American-owned commercial oil tanker, took part in Operation Pedestal, the August 1942 convoy to relieve the island of Malta.
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