List of naval ships named for Kentucky

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There have been 8 Naval ships named for Kentucky or cities in Kentucky:

• USS Kentucky (BB-6), a Kearsarge class battleship, sailed with the Great White Fleet.
• USS Kentucky (BB-66), an Iowa-class battleship, was under construction in 1947 when she was cancelled.
• USS Kentucky (SSBN-737) is an Ohio-class "Trident" submarine.
• USS Louisville was an ironclad steamboat used during the Civil War.
• USS Louisville was the American Line steamship St. Louis renamed and used in 1918 as a troop transport.
• USS Louisville (CA-28) was a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1931 and active in World War II, sustaining several kamikaze hits.
• USS Louisville (SSN-724) is a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine commissioned in 1986 and in active service as of 2006.
• USS Paducah (PG-18), Dubuque class gunboat commissioned in 1905