USS Louisiana (BB-71)
Building of a
Montana-class battleship to
be
named USS Louisiana (BB-71) in honor of
the 18th state
was authorized
July 19,
1940, and assigned to the
Norfolk Navy Yard,
Portsmouth, Virginia; but, before her keel was
laid, construction was canceled
July 21,
1943.
Louisiana
would have been the fourth ship to bear that name had she been
commissioned; she was the last American
battleship authorized.
Other ships of the United States Navy have borne the name
Louisiana; see that index page.