List of naval ships named for Kentucky

List of naval ships named for Kentucky

There have been 8 Naval ships named for Kentucky or cities in Kentucky:

*USS "Kentucky" (BB-6), a "Kearsarge" class battleship, sailed with the Great White Fleet.
*USS "Kentucky" (BB-66), an "Iowa"-class battleship, was under construction in 1947 when she was cancelled.
*USS "Kentucky" (SSBN-737) is an "Ohio"-class "Trident" submarine.
*USS "Louisville" was an ironclad steamboat used during the Civil War.
*USS "Louisville" was the American Line steamship "St. Louis" renamed and used in 1918 as a troop transport.
*USS "Louisville" (CA-28) was a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1931 and active in World War II, sustaining several kamikaze hits.
*USS "Louisville" (SSN-724) is a "Los Angeles"-class nuclear attack submarine commissioned in 1986 and in active service as of 2006.
* USS "Paducah" (PG-18), Dubuque class gunboat commissioned in 1905


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