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USS Ohio

Four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Ohio, named for Ohio, admitted to the Union March 1, 1803, as the 17th State.

The first Ohio was a schooner on Lake Erie during the War of 1812.
The second Ohio was a ship of the line launched in 1820 and in use as a warship until 1850, then later a receiving ship.
The third USS Ohio (BB-12) was a Maine-class pre-Dreadnought battleship.

The fourth ship of this name was USS Ohio (BB-68), a Montana class battleship cancelled before her keel was laid down.

The fourth ship commissioned with this name was USS Ohio (SSBN-726), the lead ship of the Ohio class of nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarines.

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