USS Birmingham

Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Birmingham, after the city of Birmingham, Alabama.

• The USS Birmingham (CL-2), was a light cruiser in service from 1908 to 1923.

• The USS Birmingham (CL-62), was a light cruiser commissioned in 1943, involved in heavy fighting in the Pacific War, and decommissioned in 1946.

• The USS Birmingham (SSN-695), was a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine in service from 1978 to 1997.

References

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