Uss Florida
At least seven
United States Navy
ships have borne the name
Florida
, in honor of the
27th state
:
The first
Florida
was a
sloop
that served on survey duty between
1824
and
1831
. Her final cruise, between
1 June
1830
and
31 May
1831
, was under the command of Lieutenant
T. R. Gedney
.
The second
Florida
was a side-wheel
steamer
purchased in
1861
and sold after
1867
.
The third
Florida
was originally the
screw frigate
Wampanoag
renamed in
1869
, and sold in
1885
.
A fourth USS
Florida
was present at the
Battle of Tayacoba
during the
Spanish-American War
in
1898
.
The fifth
Florida
(BM-9)
was a
monitor
commissioned in
1903
, renamed to
Tallahassee
in
1908
, and sold in
1922
.
The sixth
Florida
(BB-30)
was a
battleship
commissioned
1911
and scrapped in
1932
.
The seventh
Florida
(SSBN-728)
is an
Ohio
-class
ballistic missile
submarine
, commissioned in
1983
.
See also
CSS
Florida
.
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