USS Tennessee
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Six ships of the United States Navy
have been named USS Tennessee in honor of the 16th state
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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...
have been named USS Tennessee in honor of the 16th state
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
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- The first USS Tennessee (1862)SS Republic (1853)SS Republic was a sidewheel steamship, originally named Tennessee , lost in a hurricane off the coast of Georgia in October 1865, en route to New Orleans....
was a paddlewheel steamer captured from the Confederacy at New Orleans on April 2, 1862. - The second USS Tennessee (1864) was a Confederate ironclad captured from the Confederacy in the Battle of Mobile Bay on February 16, 1864.
- The third USS Tennessee (1869) was a wooden screw frigate originally built and named as Madawaska.
- The fourth was the lead shipLead shipThe 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 her classTennessee class cruiserThe Tennessee-class armored cruisers were four ships of the US Navy built between 1903–1906. The first pair were authorized in 1902 and the second in 1904...
of armored cruiserCruiserA cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundreds of years, and has had different meanings throughout this period...
. - The fifth was the lead shipLead shipThe 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 her classTennessee class battleshipThe Tennessee class was a class of battleships of the United States Navy. The class comprised two ships: and the . They were modified versions of the featuring improved underwater armor for better torpedo protection and 30 degree elevation on their main batteries, as opposed to 15 degrees for...
of battleshipBattleshipA 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...
. - The sixth is an Ohio-class submarineOhio class submarineThe Ohio class is a class of nuclear-powered submarines used by the United States Navy. The United States has 18 Ohio-class submarines:...
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