USS Tennessee
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Six ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Tennessee in honor of the 16th state.
- The first USS Tennessee (1862) was a paddlewheel steamer captured from the Confederacy at New Orleans on April 2, 1862.
- The second USS Tennessee (1864) was a Confederate ironclad captured from the Confederacy in the Battle of Mobile Bay on February 16, 1864.
- The third USS Tennessee (1869) was a wooden screw frigate originally built and named as Madawaska.
- The fourth USS Tennessee (ACR-10) was the lead ship of her class of armored cruiser.
- The fifth USS Tennessee (BB-43) was the lead ship of her class of battleship.
- The sixth USS Tennessee (SSBN-734) is an Ohio-class submarine.
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