USS Nashville

USS Nashville

Several ships have been named USS "Nashville" after Nashville, Tennessee:

*Three of the United States Navy:
** USS|Nashville|PG-7 was a gunboat that saw action during the Spanish-American War and cruised off the coast of Panama in November 1903.
** USS|Nashville|CL-43 was a light cruiser that saw action during World War II.
** USS|Nashville|LPD-13 is an amphibious transport dock currently in service.

*Two of the Confederate Navy:
**CSS "Nashville" (1861), a passenger ship rigged out as a cruiser, sunk in 1863
**CSS "Nashville" (1864), a steam ironclad, built 1864, surrendered 1865, scrapped 1867


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