USS Pittsburgh

Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Pittsburgh in honor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

USS Pittsburgh (1861) (usually misspelled Pittsburg as was CA-4) was a sidewheel ironclad gunboat that served during the American Civil War.
USS Pittsburgh (CA-4), originally named USS Pennsylvania (ACR-4), was an armored cruiser serving during World War I.
USS Pittsburgh (CA-72), originally named Albany, was a Baltimore-class cruiser that served during World War II.
USS Pittsburgh (SSN-720) is a Los Angeles-class submarine on active service as of 2013.

References

List of U.S. Navy ships - Alphabetically with their Homeports The US Navy. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
Chris Briem (2008). The USS Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 8 June 2008.

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