USS KENTUCKY (SSBN 737)
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HISTORY OF THE SHIPS NAMED
KENTUCKY
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USS Kentucky (1862 -
1865) Transport |
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The first KENTUCKY, a
confederate transport, was captured by the union Navy in June, 1862; the name
KENTUCKY was retained. She was assigned to the Mississippi squadron in support
of union forces performing various transport duties on the Mississippi River and
its tributaries. KENTUCKY sank in June, 1865, by accident with great loss of
life, while operating on the Red River. Among those who died were some thirty
paroled confederate soldiers.
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USS Kentucky
(1900 - 1920) BB-6 |
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The career of the second
KENTUCKY (BB-6), a turn-of-the-century battleship, lasted for twenty years.
About the size of a World War II destroyer, she was one of the most advanced
warships of her day and the first American battleship to make extensive use of
electricity and to provide ventilation below decks. Launched in March, 1898 and
commissioned in May, 1900, the battleship sailed to Hong Kong in 1901 and became
the flagship of the Asiatic Fleet, watching over American interests in the Far
East. Upon her return to the United States in 1904, KENTUCKY was involved in
tactics and maneuvers off the Atlantic coast with the North Atlantic Fleet. In
the fall of 1906, she transported marines to Havana and offered support to
forces ashore during the Cuban insurrection. In 1907 she returned to Hampton
Roads, Virginia, to join the "Great White Fleet" of sixteen battleships on a
fourteen-month cruise around the globe. The voyage was widely acclaimed for the
honor it brought to the United States Navy and for its demonstration to the
world of America's strength. Following the successful cruise, she was
decommissioned, though she was recommissioned in June, 1915 as a training
vessel. Later that year she sailed to the coast of Mexico to protect American
interests during the period following the Mexican Revolution. During World War
I, KENTUCKY served as a training ship for thousands of recruits along the
Atlantic Coast. She was finally decommissioned in May, 1920.
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USS Kentucky (1985 - Present) SSBN-731 |
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The submarine USS
KENTUCKY (SSBN 737) is the third U.S. Naval vessel to be named in honor of
the Bluegrass state, and the twelfth Trident submarine commissioned.
Keel Layed: 18
December 1987 |
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USS KENTUCKY PHOTOGRAPHS
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Construction was begun on a third KENTUCKY (BB-66), an lowa-class battleship, but was never completed. Her keel was laid in December, 1944, but construction was suspended in 1947 when the vessel was 70 percent complete. |
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USS KENTUCKY (BB-6)
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USS KENTUCKY (SSBN 737)
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