USS Kentucky

USS Kentucky

Three ships of the United States Navy (and one of the Confederate States Navy) have been named for the 15th state.

*The Mississippi Flotilla captured Confederate transport CSS "Kentucky at Memphis 6 June 1862. The US Navy Register for 1863 listed her as assigned to the Mississippi Squadron but no other record of her service in the Union Navy has been found.

*USS|Kentucky|BB-6, was a "Kearsarge" class battleship launched 24 March 1898, sailed with the Great White Fleet and sold for scrapping 23 January 1924

*USS|Kentucky|BB-66, was an "Iowa"-class battleship under construction in 1947 when her contract was canceled

*USS|Kentucky|SSBN-737, is an sclass|Ohio|submarine commissioned in 1991 and currently in active service

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