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USS Maryland
Four ships of the
United States Navy
have been named
USS
Maryland
in honor of
the seventh state
.
The first USS
Maryland
, a
sloop
, served for three years during the
Napoleonic Wars
.
The second
USS
Maryland
(ACR-8)
, a
Pennsylvania
-class
armored cruiser
, saw action during
World War I
and was later renamed
Frederick
.
The third
USS
Maryland
(BB-46)
, a
Colorado
-class
battleship
known as "Fighting Mary," saw action during
World War II
.
The fourth USS
Maryland
(SSBN-738), is an
Ohio
-class
submarine
commissioned in
1992
, and on active service
as of 2003
.