USS Connecticut
Five ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Connecticut in honor of Connecticut, the fifth state to join the Union:
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- The first Connecticut, a gondola, served with the Continental Army on Lake Champlain during the American Revolutionary War, participating in the Battle of Valcour Island.
- The second Connecticut, 26, served during the Quasi-War.
- The third Connecticut was a sidewheel steamer launched in 1861 that saw action in the American Civil War.
- The fourth Connecticut (BB-18), lead ship of her class of battleship, sailed with the Great White Fleet and saw action during World War I.
- The fifth Connecticut (SSN-22) is the second Seawolf-class submarine.
- Pompanoosuc, a screw steamer, was renamed Connecticut while still in the ways; she was condemned and broken up before ever being launched.
- A monitor was named Connecticut while under construction, but was commissioned as Nevada. A few year later, she was renamed Tonopah, and served as a submarine tender under that name during World War I.
In addition to the five ships officially and permanently named USS Connecticut, there were two that had the name at one point:
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