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Seven ships of the United States Navy have been named 'USS ''Massachusetts''' in honor of the sixth state.
★ The first ''Massachusetts'', a topsail schooner, was the first Revenue Marine cutter of the United States.
★ The second ''Massachusetts'' was a wooden steamer that saw action during the Mexican-American War.
★ The third ''Massachusetts'' was an iron screw steamer that saw action during the American Civil War.
★ The never-launched ''Kalamazoo''-class monitor ''Passaconaway'' was renamed first to ''Thunderer'' then to ''Massachusetts'' before being broken up in the ways.
★ The fourth ''Massachusetts'' was a battleship that saw action in the Spanish American War.
★ The fifth ''Massachusetts'' was a transport that served contemporaneously with BB-2 and also saw action in the Spanish-American War.
★ The sixth ''Massachusetts'' was a battleship already under construction when she was canceled by the Washington Naval Treaty.
★ The seventh ''Massachusetts'' was a battleship that saw action in World War II.
★ USS ''Oglala'' (CM-4) was named ''Massachusetts'' prior to being purchased by the Navy.
★ The first ''Massachusetts'', a topsail schooner, was the first Revenue Marine cutter of the United States.
★ The second ''Massachusetts'' was a wooden steamer that saw action during the Mexican-American War.
★ The third ''Massachusetts'' was an iron screw steamer that saw action during the American Civil War.
★ The never-launched ''Kalamazoo''-class monitor ''Passaconaway'' was renamed first to ''Thunderer'' then to ''Massachusetts'' before being broken up in the ways.
★ The fourth ''Massachusetts'' was a battleship that saw action in the Spanish American War.
★ The fifth ''Massachusetts'' was a transport that served contemporaneously with BB-2 and also saw action in the Spanish-American War.
★ The sixth ''Massachusetts'' was a battleship already under construction when she was canceled by the Washington Naval Treaty.
★ The seventh ''Massachusetts'' was a battleship that saw action in World War II.
★ USS ''Oglala'' (CM-4) was named ''Massachusetts'' prior to being purchased by the Navy.
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