Five ships of the United States Navy

United States Navy

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 have been named USS South Carolina in honor of the eighth state

South Carolina

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• The first was a schooner built for the Revenue Cutter Service.
• The second was a coastal patrol vessel.
• The third was a screw steamer built in 1860 and served in the American Civil War
  American Civil War
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• The fourth was the lead ship
  Lead ship
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   of her class
  South Carolina class battleship
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   of battleship
  Battleship
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• The fifth was a California-class
  California class cruiser
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   nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser
  Cruiser
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N.B. : South Carolina, was a frigate

Frigate

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 built in the Dutch Republic

Dutch Republic

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 in 1778 for the American Navy during the American Revolutionary War

American Revolutionary War

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. Originally named L'Indien

L'Indien

Indien , often L'Indien, was a frigate built for the U.S. Commissioners in France — Benjamin Franklin, Silas Deane, and Arthur Lee — to a design by the French naval architect Jacques Boux. She was laid down early in 1777 by a private shipyard in Amsterdam and launched in February 1778...

 she was renamed South Carolina in 1780. She never served in the United States Navy

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...

 and does not bear the "USS" prefix. She served briefly with the South Carolina Navy

South Carolina Navy

A South Carolina Navy has been formed twice by the State of South Carolina. The first time was during the American Revolutionary War, in which the state purchased and outfitted armed vessels independent of the Continental Navy....

before the British captured her in 1782.