USS RHODE ISLAND

Three ships of the United States Navy have been named 'USS ''Rhode Island'' ' in honor of the 13th state.

★ The first USS ''Rhode Island'' (1861) was a wooden sidewheel steamer previously named ''John P. King'' and ''Eagle'', and later renamed ''Charleston'' that saw action in the American Civil War.

★ The second USS ''Rhode Island'' (BB-17), a ''Virginia''-class battleship, sailed on the first leg of the Great White Fleet's voyage, and provided anti-submarine services during World War I.

★ The ''Ohio''-class submarine SSBN-730 was laid down as ''Rhode Island'', but when Senator Henry M. Jackson died, the next boat to be launched was given his name, and USS ''Rhode Island'' (SSBN-740) became the third ship named for the state.
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In the Star Trek fictional universe, the USS ''Rhode Island'' (NCC-72701) is a Nova class starship in Starfleet. In an alternate timeline depicted in the episode "Endgame", Harry Kim was in command of the ''Rhode Island'' at some point following a refit of the Nova class.