USS Vermont
Three ships of the
United States Navy
have been named
USS
Vermont
in honor of
the 14th state
.
The first
USS
Vermont
(1848)
was one of nine
ships of the line
authorized by Congress in 1816, but it was not launched until 1848, and only ever saw service as a
receiving ship
, from 1862 to 1901.
The second
USS
Vermont
(BB-20)
was a
Connecticut
-class
battleship
The third
USS
Vermont
(SSN-792)
is a
Virginia
-class
submarine