USS Connecticut

Seven ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Connecticut in honor of Connecticut, the fifth state to join the Union:

• The USS Connecticut (1776) was a gundalow that served with the Continental Army on Lake Champlain during the American Revolutionary War, participating in the Battle of Valcour Island.

• The USS Connecticut (1799) served during the Quasi-War.

• The USS Connecticut (1861) was a sidewheel steamer launched in 1861 that saw action in the American Civil War.

• The USS Pompanoosuc, a screw steamer whose building began at Boston Navy Yard about 1863, was renamed Connecticut on 15 May 1869, but was never launched; she was condemned and broken up in 1884.

• The USS Connecticut (1899) was a monitor but renamed during construction and commissioned as the USS Nevada. A few years later, she was renamed USS Tonopah and served as a submarine tender under that name during World War I.

• The USS Connecticut (BB-18) was the lead ship of her class of battleship. She was the flagship of the Great White Fleet and saw action during World War I.

• The USS Connecticut (SSN-22) is the second Seawolf-class submarine.

Source

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.